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Rose of Cimarron is the sobriquet given in American frontier lore to Rose Dunn, who at age 15 was romantically involved and an accomplice with the outlaw George Newcomb. Rusty Young learned of Dunn through a brochure he chanced upon while in Oklahoma during Poco's 1973 tour.
The Cimarron is a river that flows through much of Oklahoma. "Rose of Cimarron" is a song by country rock band Poco being the title cut of their 1976 album release Rose of Cimarron: written by founding member Rusty Young, the song featured lead vocals by Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmit. The song is about Dunn.
The title track became one of the band's signature songs, and was later recorded by Emmylou Harris on her album, Cimarron. The band's old label, Epic Records, released Poco Live just one month before Rose of Cimarron, causing confusion among listeners and helping sales of the former at the expense of the latter.
Rose of Cimarron may refer to: Rose Dunn or Rose of the Cimarron, an American outlaw of the Old West; Rose of Cimarron, a 1952 film directed by Harry Keller; Rose of Cimarron, a 1976 album by Poco "Rose of Cimarron" (song), the title song
Rose of Cimarron: 1977 "Indian Summer" 50 — 39 — — 68 43 — Indian Summer: 1979 "Crazy Love" 17 — 1 95 73 15 4 — Legend "Heart of the Night" 20 — 5
The release of this album (April 1976, Epic) produced confusion in the marketplace over whether this or Rose of Cimarron (May 1976, ABC Records) was Poco's newest album, helping sales of Poco Live and hurting sales of Rose of Cimarron.
Rose of Cimarron is a 1952 American Western film produced by Edward L. Alperson for 20th Century Fox. Despite the title, it has nothing to do with Rose Dunn the actual "Rose of Cimarron". The film is a revenge Western with a twist: the protagonist is a woman raised by the Cherokee avenging her parents who were murdered by whites.
In 2011 BGO licensed and reissued remastered editions of four of Poco's ABC/MCA titles, again remastered by Thompson, putting two albums on each CD, with extensive liner notes written by John Tobler. The pairings were Head over Heels with Rose of Cimarron, and Under the Gun with Blue and Gray. No bonus tracks or outtakes were included.