Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces (Stagecoach 2009)

[alexgdeferrari]

Oh, what a joy to see George Grantham back on his feet.

He's my favourite drummer and a really nice person.

Long live Poco, even if Rusty fights with everyone else.

[grafikfeat]

He's on the second album self titled POCO. The one w/ two oranges.

[inatizzy2]

Richard Fury, always has been one of my favs, I Have a Double .. Laughing,,,, CD of this band. ssongs ever and yes they R a feel good band!

[Topkat311]

I am so happy to see this. These guys were so great together! If I knew this was happening, I would have come from NY to see it! Love them all, George's shirt,"Old Dudes Rock" ! So true & totally wonderful!

[inatizzy2]

POCO helped to get me through my rough times as an older teen. The lyrics, the energy, and the feelings just rocked my soul, Hope it influences you kids of today

[eljaydiver1]

Correction! Timothy B. Schmidt IS NOT a founding member. Randy Meisner, who was also a founding member of the Eagles, was the original bass player for Poco!

[Clancee7]

just great....great...great...thank you very much!!

[halbie71]

Thanks for posting this!!! I was a big Poco fan back in the day. I just saw Jim Messina a few months ago at the Brxiton in Redondo Beach. Good to see Jim, Tim & Richie back with Poco again!!!

[pause10two4]

Just love seeing these guys together again! George looks great!

[yensidtun]

so much talent in one group-wow! saw them at the fillmore east many years ago - incredible harmonies

[StevieReidEFC]

It just feels so right to have Richie on stage with Poco again. All this and Tim, George and Jim too. God I wish I had been there. There's got to be a DVD release of this concert.

[PEDROCLASSIC]

im smiling. what? it's timothy with POCO. Its like the beatles reuniting

[StevieReidEFC]

@PEDROCLASSIC Could not put it better myself!

[PEDROCLASSIC]

@StevieReidEFC yeah. i wonder if the EAGLES would continue on if timothy left and JOE WALSH too to reform the JAMES GANG. what's left with the eagles? oh wait then bernie and randy would rejoin. so it's like 1972 all over again.

[StevieReidEFC]

@PEDROCLASSIC Henly and Frey could continue as a duo called - The EGO'S!. Is iot just me or did the Eagles get shit after 'Desperado/On the Border' ? - the only memorable songs were 'I Cant Tell You Why' and 'In the City' off 'The Long Run'

[nyrichiek]

@PEDROCLASSIC Randy and Bernie would never rejoin Henley & Frey

[inatizzy2]

@nyrichiek  Hey if it makes them money..... Perhaps.

[hoodihooo]

P.S

The only reason I regret moving from L.A.

is that I miss VERY SPECIAL events like this.....

[kitnewell]

Was it "Windy"??

Just kidding... thanks for the insight.

[WildAngelJoy]

@hoodihooo Cool story, Bob...thanks so much for sharing :) Your music has also touched many of our lives!

[spikesterg]

Where does this festival take place?  Poco was some great "feel good" music. I was bummed whent these guys broke up back in the day.

[kitnewell]

Stagecoach is a big 'ol country music festival held every Spring in Indio near Palm Springs.

[nyrichiek]

Just wish Randy was involved but nonetheless it was great seeing them all together.

[sbcsquarebale]

A guy here in town owns Poco's touring bus from the 70's....nice close living...but not luxury. Maybe TBS yearned for flying with the other band.

[DPESTICH157]

GOD BLESS TIMOTHY B SCHMIT!!!!!!!! Tim took the time to make George feel that he was a part of the band too. I really felt the friendship and love there between them. POCO is happiness!!!!! I LOVE TIMOTHY......................

[Crowsfan55]

Timmy is a GREAT guy....he gets it!...sure he's with the Eagles but he knows where his roots are...Rusty can play and when he did a little solo thing at Penn's Peak and the guy behind me said "that was cool Rusty" he responded "yeah that was fun"...I mean...it was fun for us Poco fans...and for him..

[BreezyT816]

Tim is the best!

[irazenchu]

Oh, no... they were opening for Loggins & Messina, so it started with the current "core" band (Rusty, Paul, Jack and... Todd?), then Richie joined for half the set, followed by George for two songs and finally Jim for the finale with all the guys. Sublime.

[Crowsfan55]

wow....sweet and sublime....

[irazenchu]

Saw them at Jones Beach last Sunday (minus Timothy) and you couldn't wipe the smile off my face for days. Only wish Randy Meisner was involved, too, but this is close enough to perfect as it gets.

[Crowsfan55]

know how you feel irazenchu..but Ritchie ain't playing...nor Tim or Randy or Jim...but you probably saw Paul and Randy and that was pretty good for me a couple of weeks ago...

[Crowsfan55]

after watching this several times...I hear Timmy saying "do you feel alright?"...then "c'mon.. you can do this"....is there a better person in the world than TBS?.....even in the "Good Feeling to Know" video Ritchie kinda throws him over to Tim...who obviously "loves him"....funny thing is George pulls Ritchie over at the end to sing "good feeling to know...that somebody loves you".....

[teleneckpickup]

George Grantham you are amazing. Thank you sooo much. I wish I was there.

[ncutd]

Poco launched so many great musicians. I think Richie bailed for his own project which dealt a real blow to the other members and Messina went on to produce the band. Rusty Young on slide guitar kind of defined the sound. Great group. I'd pay to see these boys on tour.

[druther530]

Jimmy was long gone and involved in Loggins and Messina when Richie left.

[ncutd]

To record masterpieces like House on Poo corner?

[druther530]

Let's not go negative. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band got a fair amount of airplay out HOPC. How about "Angry Eyes"? There's a more serious piece.

[BigBoiJC]

George looks great! and to be that in tune vocally after being out of commission after a stroke??? that's AWESOME! My dad worked with Grantham back when Grantham was with Ricky Skaggs and George was one of the drummers who (after me watching him) made me pick up a pair of sticks.

[druther530]

I agree George sounds good. His voice is more mature but still has that fresh, innocent quality. His singing spawned a whole slew of singing drummers. I've got a magazine article about this subject.

[Crowsfan55]

George is the ONLY person...I ever heard sing higher than Timmy B.....check out "Rose of Cimmarron"...that's George singing OVER Timmy's falsetto...

[druther530]

How about Barry Gibb or Smokey Robinson? They could both get up there. A group called Steps covered the Beegees song Tragedy. You can listen to both versions on youtube, the ladies couldn't  sing as high as Barry and had to drop it a register.

[Crowsfan55]

Barry sang a falsetto...what George sings above Timmy is NOT falsetto...and there is no way Smokey could sing above Timmy...Smokey had a high voice but it's not the same style of music...don't get me wrong I love Smokey's singing...

[druther530]

You want to hear a man with range? Pull up John Gary "Another Go Around" on youtube. Gary was a Baritone who sang in Tenor as often as Baritone. He had a 5 Octave range and could sing In Soto in Full Soprano all the way down to the upper Bass range with no loss of timbre, tone or clarity. No Falsetto! That's his natural voice! He had a TV show on CBS in the mid 60's. His big hit was "Softly As I Leave You". Elivis was a huge John Gary fan. John died several years back.

[Crowsfan55]

cool...send me a link druther...

[StevieReidEFC]

@druther530 What amazes me abount George (apart from his incredible high regisiter harmony) is when you watch him live - his drumming is intense - he's not just keeping the beat here, but still he never misses a vocal back-up. Talk about multi-tasking, the man is amazing - the backbone of the group.

[nyrichiek]

@StevieReidEFC Well George was able to do that. And very Well Alas he no longer can..

[Crowsfan55]

so cool BigBoi....George was a great singer as well as drummer...and so great to see he is doing well!!

[PEDROCLASSIC]

OH MY MY MY! DREAM COME TRUE! I'VE ALWAYS WANTED THESE GUYS BACK TOGETHER JUST TO PERFORM JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS. it's nice to see timothy back with POCO. .....

[roddymoore]

Thanks George, you are as great as ever. You have a voice man, God bless you.

[mauitom]

This is the real deal right here....

[scottmckain]

First time I watched this, I couldn't help but get a tear...wow...it's SO great to see George on stage...it's so true, these guys were meant to be together...and should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[skydogz1]

Richey just like the old days ...cool!

[Jiffxx]

Thanks kitnewel. What a great day for Poco.

[DiederikBrand]

Just great. Wonderful to see all the guys together. George can still sing beautifully.

[Bogeyfire]

All of them just belong together. What great bunch of musicians. They fit together like a glove and they are the nicest down to earth stars ever. We don't need no super group. I like these guys just like this!

[luvtheligthouse]

This is my favorite video I've seen of this show. George was great, Timothy was a treat and Richie sounded as good as he did in '69.

[straycat50]

Thanks so much for this video and focusing on the great George Grantham and his return to the stage!!

[Yokonono99]

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

BTW...George's stroke was in the summer of '04, on stage playing drums in a Poco concert; and ended his career; he is their original drummer; starting on the debut album Pickin' Up the Pieces back in 1969. This appearance is simply amazing.