The Poor

1. The Poor were a pop band from Denver, CO, USA, active in the 1960s.

This band evolved out of the Denver-based Soul Survivors when Allen Kemp (guitar, vocals), Pat Shanahan (drums) and John Day (keyboards) relocated to L.A. and hooked up with Randy Meisner (bass, vocals) and Randy Naylor (guitar, keyboards) to form The Poor. It didn't take long before they signed with managers Charlie Green and Brian Stone (who also handled Sonny & Cher and the Buffalo Springfield) and issued a debut single ('Once Again' b/w 'How Many Tears') on the Loma label in late 1966.