Rusty Young (musician)
Rusty Young | |
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Young performing with Poco in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Norman Russell Young |
| Born | February 23, 1946 Long Beach, California, US |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | April 14, 2021 (aged 75) Davisville, Missouri, US |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1968–2021 |
| Formerly of | Poco |
Norman Russell Young (February 23, 1946 – April 14, 2021) was an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known as one of the frontmen in the influential country rock and Americana band Poco.
A virtuoso on pedal steel guitar, he was celebrated for the ability to get a Hammond B3 organ sound out of the instrument by playing it through a Leslie speaker cabinet and as an innovator of producing other rock sounds from the instrument.