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This Day in Rock History - Nov. 18th

1968: A new band, calling itself Pogo, debuts as L.A.’s famed Troubadour club. They go over well, but Pogo’s creator Walt Kelly threatens a lawsuit. The band quickly changes their name to the very similar sounding Poco. Some of the original line-up of Randy Meisner, Jim Messina, Richie Furay, George Grantham, and Rusty Young go on to even greater fame as future members of the Eagles, Loggins & Messina and the Souther-Hilman-Furay Band.

 

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