Richie Furay (born Paul Richard Furay, 9 May 1944, Yellow Springs, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the 1960s band
Buffalo Springfield with
Stephen Stills,
Neil Young,
Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and then
Poco with
Jim Messina,
Rusty Young,
George Grantham and
Randy Meisner. His best known song (originally written during his tenure in
Buffalo Springfield, but eventually performed by
Poco, as well) was "
Kind Woman", which he wrote for his wife, Nancy. Before Buffalo Springfield, Furay perform…
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