Here's a review of the first performance of the new Paul Cotton Band by SoCal Frank
Well, it was another stellar night for those of us lucky enough to be at the Coach House on June 10, 2001. Paul Cotton opened for Canned Heat in a show
that lasted about an hour, but featured many great songs, some we have never heard in concert, some that we haven't heard in years, and some that are
reworks of songs currently ion the Poco set list.
Andy Rios , our wives, and I were lucky enough to sit at the foot of Paul's microphone for the show. We arrived around 6:15 and had dinner. At 7:15, a band who's name I never heard, played an hour long set of loud barroom music. Mostly originals, with one cover being Deep Purple's "Hush". At 8:30 Paul and his band took the stage. The band consisted of, left to right as you look at the stage:
Acoustic guitar and vocals - John Thaler
Bass and Vocals - Steve Jones
Guitar and vocals - Paul Cotton
Guitar and slide guitar - Tony Mandracchia
Drums were set up in the back and handled by Chris Cotton
Paul came on stage wearing all black. Throughout the show he played a white Gibson Les Paul with mother of pearl inlays in the frets. Great looking guitar. For his solo acoustic number, he played a small Taylor that was normally played by Thaler.
Set list consisted of: song - album
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat - Changing Horses
Do What You Do - Firebird
Woman With A Broken Heart - Firebird
Indian Summer - Indian Summer
Firebird - Firebird
Bad Weather - Firebird/From The Inside (solo acoustic)
Cajun Moon - Cowboys and Englishmen
One Long Last Look - Changing Horses
Barbados - Legend
Across A Painted Sky - Firebird
Heart Of The Night - Legend
Eleven great songs. I saw a copy of the set list afterwards, and they had
planned to play Legend and some others, but they were cut short on time.
They, apparently, were only scheduled for one hour.
Highlights - All of them
Firebird was dedicated to Paul's partner, Linda, who was in the audience. He
said she was the one who inspired the song.
Prior to Bad Weather, Paul related the story that prior to September 13,
1970, he had been in a band called Illinois Speed Press, and had played with
Poco at several places, most notably at the White Room in Buena Park (near
Knott's Berry Farm for those of you out of the area). He had heard the Jim
Messina was leaving the band, and his friend Peter Cetera had recommended him
to the guys in Poco. On September 13, 1970, he met with the rest of the band
at Richie Furay's house and played Bad Weather for them. He said it was only
the second song he had ever written, and that it has been very good to him
throughout the years. He also mentioned that when he auditioned with it, the
song had 13 chords, but over the years, he has shortened it some. (I counted
3 chords, D, A, G, but I am sure I missed some)
Back to Electric for Cajun Moon. Into One Long Last Look, which Paul said
was his favorite from the Changing Horses album.
Before playing Across A Painted Sky, Paul said that this song had been
hiding for about 15 or 16 years. He said it was Rusty's best follow-up to
Rose Of Cimarron, but Rusty had forgotten he wrote it, so it stayed packed
away for all those years. Paul handled all lead vocals in the songs. It
would have been great to have Rusty sing his parts. Hopefully, this will end
up in a Poco set list at some point.
Prior to the show, Jeff Naumann from So Cal came over and introduced himself to Andy
and I. A great guy. The West Coast contingent is building, gang. Pretty
soon, we will out do the Flori-Bama gang.
The three of us were able to meet up with Paul after the show, thanks to Rich
"Roo" and John Thaler. Paul seemed very please with the way things went. He
was very animated on stage, cutting jokes and having fun. More so that
during any Poco show that I have seen. He seemed generally pleased that
people came out to see him. (after he left the stage, the entire audience
was up cheering and calling for more. even after the house lights came on.
we all wanted more. I could see them at the top of the stairs trying to talk
to the stage people to let them come back for one more, but they wouldn't let
them. too bad.)
Paul said the Poco album is coming along nicely. When I asked about Richie
being involved, he "indicated" something was going to happen. He also
mentioned something about a week in the Caymans to get things wrapped up so
that sounds good.
Paul was kind enough to autograph some ticket stubs and pose for pictures
with all of us. I will get the pics up on my website soon so we can all
share.
Here is an interesting note. I have the feeling that most of the people
there were there to see Paul, and not Canned Heat. The house was not full.
Maybe 200 people. But, when Paul finished his set and his part of the show
was over, I would swear most of those people left the house. It wouldn't
surprise me to hear that less than 100 people were left to see Canned Heat.
Picked up a great new Firebird t-shirt. Probably the same one available
through Futuredge. Gray, with the Firebird cover picture on the back, and
the name of the album over the left breast. Nice shirt.
All in all, a great night. I know Paul is not doing a long tour with this,
but if you get a chance to see this show, even if you have to drive to get
there, I would recommend you go. Great fun.
Thanks to Roo, John and especially Paul for a great night. We all had fun.
frank
Paul's son, Chris Cotton...
June 2, 2001 - Poco in St. Petersburg, FL.
Thanks to Bruce in Naples
Just got in after a 2+ hour drive back to Naples. 1st impression of the show--the boys have improved vastly from their last visit to Tampa (Treasure Island last fall)--not that they were not good then either. This time, the vocals were much better and there was more intensity to the instrumentation. The weather was pleasant and the outdoor venue was conducive to a good time.
They played for 65 minutes with only one encore (PPL was due out). Opened with Legend and it really rocked. Jack's bass resonated deep in everyone's chest; combined with George's usual excellent drum work, the rhythm of the song kept driving. Other songs include Call It Love, A Good Feeling To Know, Keep on Tryin', Paul solo effort on Bad Weather (background vocals by the other 3), Rose of C, Heart of the Night (Rusty's only pedal steel work), Crazy Love, Boomerang, a Jack tune (King something), Rough Edges and a song off Firebird. I may have forgotten one or two?
Again, instrumentally the band was very tight. A large crowd was there and very much into it. What I miss from this version of POCO is a high end vocal; it was especially noticable during AGFTK and the closing verse of ROC. While these guys sound very good, the addition of a high end voice would round it out perfectly. Just MH
Bruce in Naples
June 1, 2001 - Westbury
Set List.
Thanks to Charlie Wade
POCO opened up with Call it Love and went right into ROC!
Other songs were AGFTK, Heart of the Night, Crazy Love, On the Way Home, Rought Edges, What do people Know, Bad Weather.
Well POCO's abbreviated set was really unbelievable they sounded and played superb! The harmonies and guitar playing blew me away too!
Charlie Wade
June 1, 2001 - Westbury
Music Fair (More details).
Thanks to Dennis Whelan
It was great to actually see the band live again after so many years. They put on a great set- only two complaints .
1. Way too short
(especially after hearing about NH) and
2. Technical problems with
the equipment early on and late in the set. Did not make a bad time,
just hampered it a bit.
Great version of Bad Weather solo by Paul with the other 3 doing the backup harmonies.
Jack got to do two of his songs - one with as he called it the "Poco Singers" as his backup. I don't think anyone will be disapointed by his contributions to the mix.
Great mix of songs from almost all facets of their history- including the band's pre-history- Buffalo Springfield.(Nothing new-unless one of the songs Jack did is going to be on the disc.)
We even got a great pedal steel performance by Rusty. Would have liked a little more of that.
I think alot of people would agree if Rusty or Paul were ever to stop being involved it would no longer be Poco. It's also great to have another Founding Father back behind the drums and out front singing.
Enjoy the show in Florida and everywhere else they are going to be. Drive long distances if you have to. You won't be disapointed.
Dennis
June 1, 2001 - Westbury
Music Fair.
Here's some great stuff from Jon Rosenbaum
Mark Gould and I had the Poco experience of a lifetime last night at Westbury Music Fair. Definitely something I'll always remember. These guys are the
nicest people you'd ever want to meet..........Last week my wife and I had done some Photoshop work for some new promo photos of the band and being very
appreciative, they greeted me (and Mark) like good friends. We ended up spending the afternoon and pre-show with the band including a soundcheck that was a private show for us (One Tear at A Time, Keep On Tryin, Legend, The Beatles' If I Needed Someone, which was done as a full band, and then a capella, and a bit of Rusty doing Under The Gun). We were also treated to a nice pre-show dinner outside under a tent. Mark posted a wrap-up about the evening on AOL so I am pasting it below:
"Greetings, all: Jon and I had a wonderful time last night, backstage and at soundcheck and show with the band, opening for America at Westbury Music Fair. The prior post here was right on. It was the tightest sounding and best harmonies we have heard in a long, long time. We got to the venue in the mid afternoon, and the van with the band rolled up soon after. We went in with the band, and were treated to a half hour sound check with no one else in the theatre (how does Poco doing the Beatles "If I Needed Someone" sound
to you!). The set was incredible, very acoustic by design since America, according to Rusty, attracts " a quieter crowd." They got three standing ovations, which, according to the comments backstage after the set, really blew them away. We learned that 11 tracks are in the can for the new record, although they want to finish it completely before they try to market it to a record company. It looks like a spring 2002 release at this point. Paul confirmed that he will be doing three shows out West with a four piece band
to promote "Firebird." He will have his son playing drums for him. The real kicker for us was, after the show, famed NY deejay Pete Fornatale came back stage. Pete, as you know, wrote the liner notes for "Deliverin'" and "Very Best." It was a lot of fun to talk about the Poco years with him. We took
pictures with the entire band and Pete, which made it special. It was a very warm, wonderful night. All that was missing was our heart and soul, Dennis (Richards), but we know he was there in spirit.
Mark"
It was also good seeing some of the list people before the show. I keep putting in their (and management's) ear that the NYC area is a great place for them to play, like in the old days. After hearing the crowd's reaction to them, I know they agree. America did a nice set too, including all of their hit songs. We met Gerry Beckley in Poco's dressing room before the show, and he was a very friendly guy. A set list will follow in a future post. It was a bit different than the last few shows I saw, including 2 Jack songs and a brand new version of Bad Weather that includes background harmonies.
Jon
May 31, 2001 - Poco in Newport, NH
Thanks to Brad Sandler
Just got back earlier today from the Newport show. It was fantastic!!! This was my wife's first Poco show and even though she has heard and enjoyed their records, I think she was surprised at how good they are in concert. Some of the hilights: They opened with Legend they were tight right from the get go. I knew we were in for a rockin' show after that. A long intro to Rose of Cimmaron because Rusty kept talking to the audience, built a nice tension into the song. A previuos post mentioned the harmonies on Bad Weather at Westbury. In NH they let Paul go completely solo and Rusty, Jack and George only came out for harmonies on the last verse. The whole night sort of went that way, with the guys having fun with the show. A version of Spellbound seemed rather boring until Paul ripped into the best long guitar solo I have ever heard from him. In fact the audience was totally Spellbound! As Garry noted George came out front for the acoustic set and sounded great. I could really tell how much they missed his harmonies. And his drumming was right on, driving the music. The biggest disappointment was Rusty saved the pedal steel for the very end. I can't remember the whole set list but it was a politically correct Poco list including songs from all the writers including Randy and Tim.
Brad Sandler
May 24, 2001 - Extraxts from Jim Beal Jr. San Antonio Express-News interviewing Rusty
....If you turn on commercial country radio and listen to the sound coming out of Nashville today, the current crop of country stars is doing what Poco started doing in 1968 in Southern California, except Poco did it with more grit and less calculation. "It's kind of funny," Young said without really laughing. "When I came to Nashville in 1985 the record mogul was Jimmy Bowen. We sat down with him and we had just come off a record where Paul (Cotton)and I had hit singles.
Jimmy Bowen started telling us what we couldn't have on a record ù certain guitar sounds, a certain drum sound, two lead vocalists. Five years later in Nashville they were making the records they said we couldn't make. I'm glad Jimmy Bowen has retired and moved to Hawaii." "It takes a combination of a lot of things to keep a band together," Young said.
"I've known George Grantham since we were 16 and in kid bands in Colorado. Paul joined in 1970 so we've been bandmates and best friends for 30 years. I'm a fan of his.
For full interview & comments click here
April, 2001 - The Oregon Tour: April 6 (Grant's Pass), 7 (Bend), 8 (Portland).
Here's a report on the shows thanks to Marty Siltanen
It was a great time! Thanks to Chip and Shawna, Gary and I sat in the front row in Bend and Portland. (We settled for second row, centre, for the Grant's Pass show). Poco fans are the best! We were so close in Bend you felt like backing up when Rusty stepped to the front of the stage for some solo work. Shawna did have to move back a little at one one point when Rusty couldn't sit on the monitor for his Rough Edges lap steel solo, so he stepped off and sat on the edge
the the stage right in front of her. Rusty had to do this also in Portland but suffered what they called a "senior's moment" when Paul and Jack had to help him get up... he almost landed in the drum kit... great laughs by everyone!
Grant's Pass was my favorite show, since that was my first since 1974. I couldn't believe my eyes and ears. I was smiling for hours afterwards.
The Bend show had the most powerful sound of the three, being in a small bar with a low ceiling. I loved the power. These guys can rock when they want to!
One Tear is a great song with crossover potential. They still have the country-rock touch, too!
Gary and I also drove the tourist route and saw the coast, the Cascades, the high desert and the Columbia River Gorge... it was gorgeous!
We ran into Rusty and Paul at the Portland airport on Monday just before we had to board our flight. They had some time to kill and seemed to be settling in. They were very friendly to us and again thanked us for coming in from Canada. I'm sure they thought we were
crazy to come that far but... great company, great fans, great music, great scenery... what more can you ask for?
Thanks, Poco! Shoot For The Moon! Come to Canada, eh!
Photo, George, Rusty, Paul & Jack at the Rogue theatre in Grant's Pass April 6, courtesy of Marty Siltanen Click on image above for larger view
April 7, 2001 - More details on Bend, OR show at Boogie Woogies
Here's more details on the set list thanks to H. Scott Oviatt
Legend, Call It Love, Rose of Cimarron, Days Gone By, AGFTK, Spellbound (monster jam by Paul!), 1 Tear at A Time (which Rusty confirmed would be on the new CD), Rough Edges (w/ usual Rusty pyrotechnics on the audience floor), Keep On Tryin' (acoustic), Bad Weather (Paul Solo), It Must Be Love(Jack Song, w/ Jack on acoustic and G,P,R singing backup as Poco singers),Shoot For the Moon (1st 2 verses!!!),Crazy Love, Heart Of The Night, Encore: Boomerang
As usual, it was worth the 5-hour one-way drive.
February 22, 2001 - Freebird Cafe, Jacksonville, FL
Here's a report on the show thanks to Wayne Graves
This was one great
performance. Awesome sound system !
The band was tighter than I have EVER heard them. It was pretty much the
standard set-list we have heard the past few years with the addition of
Jack's song, Must Be Love. One Tear at a Time was included also. It was
about an hour and a half show. Paul should be on the list of greatest guitar
players ever, a superb night on guitar, George was rocking and grinning, Jack
was thumping and smiling and Rusty is THE BOSS. Jim O, Mike & I were seated middle of the stage, fifteen feet from the band
and I am still smiling. The band was accessible, signed everything put in
front of them and talked with everyone. They really seem to be having a good
time playing together. One guy in line had every vinyl Poco album as well as
the two ISP's and he got every copy signed.
Thanks Poco for still making this possible.
January 27, 2001 - Keshena, WI
Here's a report for everyone on the Poco concert Saturday night... thanks to J. Merle
I was privileged to attend the Poco/Firefall concert at Keshena, WI. Great show!
Firefall opened up and was very impressive. Our heroes followed shortly thereafter, beginning with Legend, Call It Love and Rose Of Cimarron. It was
great to see George back with the group, and the audience certainly made him feel welcome. One of the highlights of the concert was when George came out
from behind the drum kit to harmonize on Keep On Tryin'. And, of course, Rusty was phenomenal on the slide and steel guitars on Rough Edges, Heart Of
The Night and Boomerang. After the concert we went
to the autograph signing in a reception area at the casino. We were the first ones in the room, when a second door opened, and Rusty and George
appeared. Paul and Jack arrived shortly after. I started talking to George about the new album. He said that they have eight tracks done, with only the
vocals yet to be added. Also, Richie is singing and playing on the album and has written two of the
songs so far. George said Jack would also
be contributing a song or two.
January 13, 2001 - NEW POCO ALBUM!
Initial rehearsals and recording start this weekend. Richie won't be involved immediately but they hope he will be involved in the subsequent sessions. Poco and Mike Clute will be producing the new album.
January 11, 2001 - RUSTY VISITS CYBERSPACE
Rusty has ventured into cyberspace & made a couple of comments on the Poco mailing lists. Here's what he has to say:
Hello, all you Poconuts-and I mean that lovingly!
I just got a new computer and Will [my son] is teaching me how to use it, so you'll have to forgive my computer and typing skills.It's really interesting to hear what you guys are talking about and I'm
going to try to be more active in responding.
First off, Paul's coming in to Nashville next week to start rehearsals and recording. Then we're playing a casino in Wisconsin before the next sessions. And yes, this time around George will be playing and singing. The only reason he didn't play on the reunion record were because of medical reasons.
And you know, I'm not sure it's fair to say Jimmy and Randy were only in it to help their solo careers, because after the Legacy record- Jimmy, Randy
and I went into the studio with Mike Clute [who's doing the next record] and demo'd five song's to pitch for a new record for Poco, but no major label was
interested so everyone went their own way.
Anyhow, I'm excited about doing a new record- Paul and I haven't recorded together in almost twenty years. The challenge is to make Poco music that
stands up to everyone's expectations-yours and ours!
As it stands, we're getting the recording process going and we'll see what Richie wants to do as far as recording,touring, etc. He's expressed interest in recording and touring, and it would be great to have him involved[obviously], but sometimes things get more complicated than you expect. He's such an amazing guy, I'm hoping we can work something out that will work for him and for the other guys in the band.
Thanks for caring,
Rusty
January 1, 2001 - NEW YEARS EVE SHOW
Here's a review of the New Years Eve show, at the Universal Amphitheatre.. thanks to Jeff Naumann
The show at Universal was about 2/3 sold. Christopher Cross opened at 9:20 pm and was in fine form. If you like his music, you had to be pleased with the sound quality, but he was obviously using a lot of canned music.
Rusty, Paul, Jack and George came out almost immediately after CC and helped set up within full view of the audience. Rusty was funny, waving and pointing at people in the pit and setting his instruments down in strategic locations, at one point telling one of his guitars to "stay."
Although it was primarily the same song set we had seen at Humphries in San Diego, Poco was in as good a form as I have ever seen or heard them, and that covers at least 15 shows dating back to 1977. Paul's voice sounded great and for once the mix was perfect for his solos on "Legend" and "Call It Love."
"Rose Of Cimmaron" was next with the obligatory nod to Slim Whitman. My wife Cathy says she wishes Rusty would wear a cowboy hat or something. She says he looks like E.T. "Rough Edges" was a real crowd pleaser with Rusty sitting on the edge of the stage. This was followed by "A Good Feelin' To Know" and "Keep On Tryin." Rusty acknowledged "Timmy Schmit" for those keeping score in the country rock wars. Both songs were the Reader's Digest versions.
"Crazy Love" followed and then Paul and Rusty pulled out all the stops with the best "Heart Of The Night" I have ever heard live and closed with "Boomerang." Poco left the stage with about 45 minutes left until midnight and Rusty and Paul came back out at 12 to sing "Auld Lang Syne" with America. Rusty finally had a hat on (a paper party hat) and Gerry Buckley acknowledged them and thanked them for coming out.
I have seen Poco 3 times now in 2000. Every show was better than the last and all of them much too short. One of these days we should put together our ultimate song list and get it to the band for their perusal and consideration.
Jeff in SoCal
July 15, 2000 - FRISCO SHOW
Here's a nice review of the recent show, Sat. night July the 15th in
Frisco, CO.. thanks to Brian Duffy
Let me tell you, Poco really tore it up last Saturday in Frisco! even
though the rain never let up until the show was over. The beginning of the
show was delayed by about thirty minutes while the safety factor was
evaluated by electrical personnel. However, the stage was under a tent and
protected from much of the rain. The lineup was Rusty,Paul, George, and
Jack Sundrud. The show opened with Legend. In addition to their now
standard setlist, the "big surprise" came when Richie Furay came on stage.
This part of Richie's performance included: "Childs Claim to Fame", "Kind
Woman ", and "A Good Feelin' To Know". After these songs he left the stage
while Poco played a few more songs. Richie came back for the first encore,
and sang for the first time live with Poco: "On The Way Home". The second
encore was "Made Of Stone" w/o Richie. 'Made of Stone' just ripped!!
Richie's visit with them seem to energize them. When he left the stage
Rusty told the crowd; That's Richie Furay...he's my hero!".
May 27, 2000 - PICTURES OF FOXWOOD SHOW
Thanks to Naomi Elkins we have this great pictorial of the Poco show at Foxwoods Casino, May 27th. Link Here to see the Pics!
April 28, 2000 - FIREBIRD SHIPPING
Shipping of the Firebird CD has now commenced!
February 18, 2000 - SHOW REVIEW
This is a concert review by fellow Poco fan, Wayne Graves
"Wow, what a treat we enjoyed tonight.
The guys sounded better than I remember hearing them in the 10 or so years.
Rusty announced that Sony was possibly gonna release a new Poco album and
that Richie would be on it as well as "lots of our friends". He also
announced Pauls new album would be out next month. Perhaps knowing they would
be able to record again gave them some new energy & fire, as they were great.
Good playing, singing and the sound system was good.
On Church
Street, they block off the street to vehicles on weekend nights. The concert
is in a courtyard off the street. Well, the courtyard was packed, the street
was packed and the balcony around the restaurants upstairs were packed...they
were selling 16 oz. Becks on the street.....and 4 blocks away, the Magic were
playing the Lakers.....I bet Poco had the larger crowd.
The set list:
1. Legend
2. Call It Love ( a crowd favorite)
3. Rose Of Cimarron ( wonderful solo by Paul )
4. Days Gone By
5. Spellbound ( I have heard them do this song many times, but never quite
the same as they did it tonight. Paul & Rusty did a dueling guitar interplay
that was amazing.)
6. Rough Edges ( Rusty broke out the little dobro looking thing and just blew
the audience away )
7. Made of Stone ( Paul did a masterful guitar solo )
8. Cajun Moon ( Rusty tore it up again with the little dobro looking
thing...wow ! )
9. Bad Weather ( every one left the stage except Paul. This song still gives
me chills)
10. A Good Feelin' To Know ( Rusty appeared with a 12 string, Paul still had
his accoustic. Good harmony. Rusty credited & thanked Richie )
11. Crazy Love ( audience knew & sang every word )
12. Heart of The Night ( Only steel guitar song of the night...so sweet )
They said goodnight at this point & left the stage............but I knew they
would be back for .......
13. Boomerang ( well, it was the same steel guitar, it just sounded like
something else. A guy in the middle seats got up & started dancing. Another
guy (Doug Pawlus, the Pocofan with the tattoo of the 7 Horseshoe with the
Legend horse inside it. Steve got a photo of the tattoo on his digital camera
before the show ) got up & urged the rest of the crowd to their feet.
Everyone stood and ROCKED to this song ! At the end, Rusty pulls the plug on
the steel & walks away )
They said goodnight again, said they would see us again next year (YES !! )
and left the stage......but the energy was still there....so they came back
out and did...
14. On The Way Home ( homage to the group that started it all. I have heard
them do this song before, but tonight it had something extra. )
Fantastic Concert. Best I can remember in a while. Paul & Rusty looked well,
Rusty had his head shaved..Richard Neville had shoes on....They all seemed to
be really having a good time.Tim Smith drummed his butt off & Richard Neville
supplied a steady beat all night. Once while Rusty was playing "the thing", I
think on Cajun Moon, I saw Richard standing looking over Rusty's shoulder
shaking his head in amazement.
Sorry for running on & on, but it was a very satisfying night ! 30 plus years
of good memories. What other concert could do that ?
thanks,
wayne"
Photo, Rusty & Paul Orlando Fl, Feb 18, 2000 courtesy of Steve Miller Click on image above for larger view
February 16, 2000
Futuredge is the label on which Paul Cotton's Firebird will be released.
The rough mix for one track,
"Woman with a Broken Heart" is completed
& you can listen to this new song in MP3 or
RealAudio formats.
You can pre-order the Firebird CD at a discount or even pre-order an autographed copy by linking
If you want to link directly to the MP3/RealAudio page, use:
January 16, 2000
From Paul: "Here's the latest on the Firebird project: Most of the guitars have been added. I will finish those this week. Then we'll start vocals, keyboards and percussion. I am very pleased with the results thus far. When the vocals are finished, we'll have Rusty contribute his part. All and all, it is looking like a March release. We are still waiting on good weather for the photo shoot as well. There will be a Poco CD. Can't say when, but we're talking not so much about doing it, as about the best way possible to get it to the marketplace (i.e. internet vs. stores, etc.)
November 30, 1999
This is a message from fellow Poco fan, Jason Lyle
"I mixed the sound again for Estéban on QVC this evening and I overheard a co-worker ask the drummer, Joe Morris, what he does when he's not playing for Estéban.
Joe replied he's also a session drummer. "In fact I just finished playing drums for the new Poco album", he said.
I had to jump in, "EXCUSE ME???? DID YOU JUST SAY POCO? As in Rusty Young and Paul Cotton?"
Joe looked at me and corrected himself, "well, it's Paul Cotton's new album. It's easier for most folks to recognize the name Poco".
We got to talking about this new album of Paul's. Joe is really excited about it. He said he drummed on all cuts with bassist Richard Neville. Joe was sincere when he said that Paul Cotton is one of the nicest guys on the face of the earth, as well
as an amazing songwriter and guitarist.
Joe said he was returning to the studio in a few weeks for the final mixdown sessions. Joe Morris is a pretty damn good drummer, too. Paul's new CD will certainly have a solid rhythm section.
Jason"
Check out Joe's website
THE JOE MORRIS WEB SITE
September 20, 1999
Paul's son James signs into the guestbook. Thanks James!
Rich...or should I now sign, "Roo"???
PAUL COTTON NEWS ARCHIVE
