Buffalo Springfield and Poco guitarist and vocalist Richie Furay recently had a conversation with Classic Album Review. When asked how much The Eagles owed their sound to Buffalo Springfield, Furay recalled when Glenn Frey admitted he was influenced. Richie explained:
“Well, let me just say I’ve heard from the platform and from the stage; Glenn Frey acknowledged Buffalo Springfield and Poco; without those influences, who knows what would have happened with The Eagles.”
The guitarist also reminisced about the time when Frey would hear him practice by adding:
“Glenn Frey sat in my living room at 2300 Laurel Canyon Boulevard and listened to me rehearse Poco, and so obviously, he was picking up something he was hearing something. So, somebody has to pioneer it, and I’ll just say that The Eagles took it to the limit.”
Glenn was on Furay’s couch; he was also, as Poco co-founder Rusty Young recalled in a 2020 interview with Naples Daily News, a big fan of the band. It turns out Glenn even played recordings that would become a part of The Eagles’ repertoire. Young said:
“Glenn was a huge fan; a lot of them were fans of Poco; they were following in our footsteps. [After recording sessions in Florida] Glenn came running up to me and said, ‘Come into the studio room. I have to play something for you.’ And he played ‘One of These Nights,’ and I was blown away.”
You can watch Richie Furay’s interview with Classic Album Review below.
