Artist:The Richie Furay Band
Song:I've Got a Reason
Album:I've Got a Reason
Richie Furay is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Buffalo Springfield. Then he was in Poco. After attempts to launch a solo career didn't pan out, Furay moved to Colorado and became a minister. He was born May 9, 1944 in Yellow Springs, OH. He started out performing in the Au Go Go Singers with Stephen Stills. They formed Buffalo Springfield after meeting Neil Young. Though that band was very successful, they only recorded three albums before splitting up in 1968. By that time, Jim Messina had replaced Bruce Palmer. Furay and Messina formed Poco with steel guitarist Rusty Young. After several albums, Furay left Poco to go solo in 1973. The band was not as successful as Furay had hoped. Asylum Records owner David Geffen asked Furay to form a band with J.D. Souther and Chris Hillman. Though the Souther Hillman Furay Band only recorded two albums, steel guitarist Al Perkins converted Furay to Christianity. His marriage was failing at the time. After he moved to Sugarloaf Mountain near Boulder, CO, he formed The Richie Furay Band. Though the 1976 album I've Got a Reason reflected his new beliefs, Furay promised Geffen he wouldn't preach. The album was produced by Michael Omartian, a born again Christian who also produced secular acts. After Furay's three Asylum albums didn't sell, he retired and became pastor at Calvary Chapel in Broomfield, CO. Though Furay occasionally recorded and performed, he remained pastor until his 2017 retirement. Furay continues to tour. He released a live album last year. He will tour again this year. Here's The Richie Furay Band performing I've Got a Reason at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ Aug. 28, 1976.
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