One of the pioneers of the country-rock movement of the late 1960s will be in Warren, Pa., this weekend to celebrate their long and impactful career in the music industry.

Pure Prairie League is set to perform at Warren’s Struthers Library Theatre on Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. According to longtime bassist and de facto bandleader Mike Reilly, the band will feel right at home in such a setting.

“We’ve done good business in the sense that we do theaters rather than stadiums,” Reilly said. “One of the main things that has kept us going this long is the fact that people love us. We started out doing the college circuit, and kind of became the soundtrack of those people’s lives; so it’s been gratifying to see that so many our original fans have stayed loyal to us through the years.

“We’re looking forward to playing for a good, interactive crowd and sharing some stories along the way,” he added. “Plus, the band sounds great and we always have a blast.”

When Pure Prairie League formed in the late 1960s, no one had put a label on the music they played. Although the band drew heavily from 1960s rock, it added unique elements to its sound that included a heavy dose of country and high-flying harmony that was soon to be known as country-rock. Pure Prairie League, along with groups like the Eagles, reached mainstream radio listeners by the mid-1970s, as singles like “Amie” climbed the Billboard charts.

Have recorded nine more albums and played countless shows, the band continued to record, tour and place singles on the charts, all the while forging an enduring legacy that still draws a crowd. Now in their fifth decade, Pure Prairie League continues to lead the way for the new generation of country rockers, such as Keith Urban, Wilco and others who site the band as an influence.

Reilly cited the fact that each of the members to have come and gone through Pure Prairie League had all been fans of the group prior to joining, which brought a certain amount of passion that has sustained the band through the decades.

“A lot of the energy and enthusiasm that has kept us going for so long has to do with the people who have joined us,” he said. “Everyone who joined was always a fan beforehand, so I was always enthusiastic about having people like that in the band; people who were passionate. And we’ve been really fortunate to see these contributions expand the legacy of the band. Our songs were really good songs then, and they’re really good songs now; and in our current show, we do a wide representation of all the versions of the band and the music.”

Tickets to the Saturday concert range from $23 to $29. They can be purchased by calling 814-723-7231 or visiting strutherslibrarytheatre.com/pure-prairie-league/.