Biography
Rusty Young is a guitarist and vocalist. He was born on February 23rd in 1946. He was the guitarist and vocalist for the seminal American Band “Poco”. He is acclaimed for his unique approach to pedal a steel guitar. Rusty Young is one of the pioneers of the American music industry.
Short Profile
- First name: Norman
- Middle Name: Russel “Rusty”
- Last Name: Young
- Profession: Guitarist & Vocalist
- Age: 75
- Birth Date: February 23, 1946
- Birthplace: California
- Birth Country: United States
Rusty Young Net Worth
The net worth of Rusty Young is estimated to be around $1 Million to $5 Million approximately. His primary source of income is his career as a guitarist and vocalist.
Rusty Young: Age, Height, & Weight
Rusty Young is 75 years old. He was born in 1976. There is no information available about his height , weight and body measurements.
Some facts about Rusty Young
- He has been a part of the seminal American band Poco.
- He had a knack for playing guitar since he was a little kid. He started playing the guitar when he was only 6 years old.
- In his high-school years, Rusty Young gave guitar and steel-guitar lessons to the kids who lived around.
- Rusty Young also played in a psychedelic band hailing from Denver. That band was called “Boenzee Cryque”.
- Young is one of the founding members of the band Poco. He met his bandmates Jim Messina and Richie Furay when they needed a steel guitarist for their band “Kind Woman”. They hired Young.
- In 1968 when the former band was no longer there, Young, Furay, and Messina founded Poco.
- Rusty is best known for having penned the Poco songs called “Rose of Cimarron” and “Crazy Love”.
- Rusty Young is a very private person and likes to keep his personal relationships away from the spotlight and public knowledge.
- Rusty Young has also collaborated with other artists to make music for children’s story videos as the “Session Cats”.
- He is known for his unique way of peddling a steel guitar and he was also inducted into the Steel Guitar hall Of fame in 2013. In the same year, i.e, 2013 he announced his retirement.