In Conversation with Californian Country Rock Pioneer, Richie Furay

<p>Richie Furay is a pioneer of Californian country rock. His work was a major influence on The Eagles.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 <em>Dance A Little Light</em> album – <em>Yesterday’s Gone, Stand Your Guard</em> and <em>Your Friends.</em> He talks about their friendship and his own composition <em>For Someone I Love</em> which David reworked and appears on his concept album<em>, The Higher They Climb</em> as <em>Love in Bloom.</em></p> <p>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.</p> <p>Richie has released <em>50th Anniversary</em> <em>Return To The Troubadour</em> as a double CD. The first is called <em>Still Deliverin’</em> and on the second, Richie plays the complete Poco album from start to finish – <em>Deliverin’ Again.</em></p> <p>Visit his website for more details and upcoming tour dates <a href="http://www.richiefuray.com">www.richiefuray.com</a> ; read Richie’s autobiography <em>Pickin’ Up The Pieces</em> and more about his friendship with David in my book <em>Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love</em> available through Amazon and all major bookstores online or order in store. </p> <p>Listen on <a href= "https://thedavidcassidyconnections.libsyn.com/">The David Cassidy Connections (libsyn.com)</a></p> <p>Listen and Follow on Apple  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-david-cassidy-connections/id1527064180?ls=1"> The David Cassidy Connections on Apple Podcasts</a></p