In Conversation with Californian Country Rock Pioneer, Richie Furay

Richie Furay is a pioneer of Californian country rock. His work was a major influence on The Eagles. Richie started Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young and Stephen Stills. He later formed Poco and the Souther-Hillman-Furay band. He explains where his writing inspiration comes from, how Ricky Nelson influenced his career path and why he feels Poco never got the recognition they deserved. He recalls how he met David Cassidy who he considers creative, talented and underrated, inviting David to sing backing harmonies on three tracks on his Dance A Little Light album – Yesterday’s Gone, Stand Your Guard and Your Friends. He talks about their friendship and his own composition For Someone I Love which David reworked and appears on his concept album, The Higher They Climb as Love in Bloom. Richie explains how his focus moved from music to his family when he realised he needed God in his life, going on to work as a pastor in Colorado for more than three decades. We talk about how he calls on his faith at difficult times in his life. Richie has released 50th Anniversary Return To The Troubadour as a double CD. The first is called Still Deliverin’ and on the second, Richie plays the complete Poco album from start to finish – Deliverin’ Again. Visit his website for more details and upcoming tour dates www.richiefuray.com ; read Richie’s autobiography Pickin’ Up The Pieces and more about his friendship with David in my book Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love available through Amazon and all major bookstores online or order in store.  Listen on The David Cassidy Connections (libsyn.com) Listen and Follow on Apple  The David Cassidy Connections on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow on Google Google Podcasts - the david cassidy connections Listen and Follow on Spotify The David Cassidy Connections | Podcast on Spotify Click here to Tweet!