Frank Sampedro

Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (born February 25, 1949) is an American guitarist and member of the rock and roll band Crazy Horse, known mainly for its longtime collaboration with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young.

Born in West Virginia and raised in Detroit, Sampedro moved to California as soon as he was old enough to drive. Having spent the next few years playing in different bands, Sampedro joined Crazy Horse in 1975 to record Zuma, after being introduced to the band by Billy Talbot in November 1974, exactly two years after the passing of original Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten.

With the addition of Sampedro, Crazy Horse developed a new, more rigid sound (as opposed to the more free-form approach of the Whitten era), which enabled Neil Young to evolve his skill as a lead guitarist.

Lately, he has been working on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with bandleader Kevin Eubanks running the MIDI board for the music production.

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