1991

Poco
Great Tennessee Raft Race and River Jam
Chattanooga, TN, June 1, 1991

Poco played Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, TN, on June 1st, 1991 as part of the Great Tennessee Raft Race and River Jam.

The group members consisted Randy Meisner, Jim Messina, and Rusty Young, with Garry Mallaber on drums. The band played an acoustic set.

According to local WSKZ DJ, Daniel Shelton, one of his friends loaned Randy the Fender Precision bass he played at the show, plus Randy used one of Shelton’s amps.

This photo of Wet Willie performing earlier in the day, with the Lite beer logo, helped ID the photos above.

Jim, Randy, and Rusty pose with WSKZ DJ Daniel Shelton. Following Randy’s death on July 25, 2023, Shelton posted the photo below on his Facebook page with the following remembrance:

“Many years ago… actually in 1991…I was privileged to hang with these guys for several days. It was amazing. To my left is the late Rusty Young of Poco…far left is Jim Messina of Loggins and Messina…and to my immediate right is the late Randy Meisner. I was fortunate enough to be able to have some great conversations with these legends but I really hit it off with Randy. He actually invited me to come visit him in California. He gave me his phone number and his address. I still have them. It was awesome standing in the shadows of greatness!!!” (Daniel Shelton, Facebook, July 28, 2023)