• LEGEND is the first in-depth biography of Poco, America’s premiere country-rock band!

• LEGEND contains detailed information on band personnel, record releases, live concerts, fascinating anecdotes and unreleased recordings, many revealed for the first time!

• LEGEND features first-hand accounts from members of Poco and over 20 other interviews by the author!

LEGEND is over 300 pages long with 20 pages of illustrations tracing the history of Poco from their early roots in Buffalo Springfield, through their foundation in Los Angeles in 1968 to the present day. In addition to an entertaining narrative on Poco's 40 yearcareer, LEGEND also includes information on solo projects by Paul Cotton and Rusty Young. LEGEND will be published in mid-November 2008

Jerry Fuentes is a professional historian specializing in rock history.  His writing experience includes a Goldmine cover article on Buffalo Springfield, and articles on popular musicians including Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, and Poco for Broken Arrow and Good Feeling to Know.  Mr. Fuentes is the acknowledged expert on Poco, having researched the band’s career for over two decades.  LEGEND: The Story of Poco is his first book.

Advanced praise for LEGEND: THE STORY OF POCO

In the latter sixties when many bands out of Southern California were merely imitating country music, Poco emerged from the pack as innovators of a genuinely original and exciting blend of rock ‘n’ roll energy and attitude with country music textures and instrumentation. Rising from the ashes of the much-loved Buffalo Springfield,  Richie Furay and Jimmy Messina conceived and crafted Poco from the get-go as the first truly country-rock band. Throughout all their various incarnations the band members remained true to that vision. Poco expert extraordinaire Jerry Fuentes offers a meticulously researched, detailed and insightful chronicle of an influential band whose legacy endures and can be heard today in the music of countless country music artists. Legend is required reading for country rock fans and aficionados alike.

John Einarson, author of Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock and For What It’s Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield

Jerry has produced a masterpiece documenting the history of the country-rock band, Poco.  Extensive interviews allow those in, out, and associated with the band to tell the story, while Jerry's meticulous research fills in the gaps. Legend: The Story of Poco will be the definitive book on this highly influential band.  In 2008, Poco turned 40 and I can think of no better way to join the celebration than by reading Legend.  From the band's beginnings out of the breakup of Buffalo Springfielfd, to the present, Jerry reveals the legacy like he's been "livin' in the band" for the last four decades.

Steven Casto, editor of Good Feelin' to Know fanzine