Many folk of my age (and possibly a little older) will consider Poco's "Rose of Cimarron" as one of the greatest tracks of all. Very much country orientated it was not released as a single (as far as I know), just being an album track, but was constantly played on the radio and everyone I knew had a copy of the album.
Poco are considered one of the founders of the Southern California country rock sound, and three of the members of the band have been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as members of other bands (Richie Furay with Buffalo Springfield, Randy Meisner and Timothy B Schmit with the Eagles).
Rose of Cimarron was the name given to Rose Dunn, a woman who took in outlaws in the late 1800s. She fed them, mended their wounds and sent them on their way. Or so they say.......
Rose Dunn
Rose lived to the grand age of 76, passing away in 1955.
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