"Keep On Tryin'," Poco
This summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Poco's eighth album and their first album for the ABC record label, Head over Heels. The album opens with "Keep On Tryin'," the subject of my Music Video Of the Week this week.
Although Poco were considered to be musically superior among Southern California country-rock bands, the Eagles consistently outsold them and other likeminded groups, and bassist/vocalist Timothy B. Schmit - who would one day join the Eagles himself - lamented that Poco couldn't break through. But there were times when they came close, and "Keep On Tryin'," one of two songs on Head over Heels written by Schmit, is one of them. It was released as a single and got decent radio play, and it reaffirmed Poco's commitment to the country-and-western side of rock and a time when the Eagles were moving away from it.
My Music Video Of the Week shows an attractive cowgirl riding a horse to the sound of the original record. IN addition to Schmit, the group included Paul Cotton and Rusty Young on guitars and vocals and George Grantham on drums and vocals. This song is practically a Schmit solo recording, but the other members harmonize along, in keeping with the standard of Southern California light rock set by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Enjoy.
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