A band that was new on the American scene in the early 1970s helped to usher in a wave of "country rock." That new music style blended rock musicians with traditional instruments of the country music style to effect a unique new sound. Pure Prairie League hailed from Southern Ohio. Their style often paired lead guitar riffs by Craig Fuller with pedal steel riffs by John Call. At one point a record store in Boulder, Colorado sold only albums by Pure Prairie League. By far, the most recognized song by Pure Prairie League is "Amie," written and composed by Fuller.

Their music and that of Poco, The Eagles, and others became popular with college crowds of the time. On the later works a newcomer to the band, Vince Gill, joined the group before he began his successful solo career. Founding member Fuller went on to become the lead singer of Little Feat after the death of Lowell George. Many other offshoots from the band, along with pairings of the band's musicians with those of other groups, added to the complexity of the sounds of the 1970s and 1980s.

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