Rusty Young was an American guitarist. He started gigging in bars in Colorado at age 12 playing steel guitar. Young co-founded the country-rock band Poco with Richie Furay and Jim Messina, played guitar in psychedelic bands such as Denver's Boenzee Cryque, and worked and recorded with Buffalo Springfield. Young built a reputation for his wild pedal steel showmanship, including playing through a swirling Leslie rotating speaker cabinet and inventing unusual instruments such as the Melobar and the Mosrite electric Dobro. He released the album Waitin' for the Sun which featured popular songs like My Friend, Heaven Tonight, and Honey Bee.