This artist rose to prominence in the late '60s and '70s as one of a handful of pedal steel guitarists moving their instrument out of the country barn and into the rock garage, so to speak. It was actually something of a rootsy move, since Rusty Young's background included playing guitar in psychedelic bands such as Denver's Boenzee Cryque as well as country. He worked and recorded with Buffalo Springfield and eventually co-founded the popular country-rock band Poco with ex-Springfield members Richie Furay and Jim Messina. The success of the band as a soft rock venture not only led to even wimpier-sounding outfits such as Loggins & Messina and the Eagles, but managed to deteriorate the reputation Young had managed to build for his wild pedal steel showmanship which included playing through a swirling Leslie rotating speaker cabinet, coming up with unusual instruments such as the Melobar and the Mosrite electric Dobro, and hobbling on-stage with a broken leg and proceeding to play his axe with his cast.