Cimarron 615 honors Rusty Young, the guitarist, songwriter and Poco co-founder, with a live tribute album and film recorded June 18, 2021, at Rimrock Ranch in Pioneertown, just outside Joshua Tree National Park, two months after Young’s passing. The album and a full video recording of the concert, along with documentary interviews, will be released on Rusty’s birthday, February 23, 2027.

Young helped define California country-rock, and his songwriting and pedal steel playing remain central to that legacy. This collection brings together his songs and Poco favorites, performed by Cimarron 615 with friends and fellow Blue Élan labelmates, including Chelsea Williams, Janiva Magness, Sam Morrow, Colin Devlin, Bob Gentry and Mary Scholz.

Cimarron 615 grew out of the musical connections forged during the tribute concert and the recording projects that followed. The band’s original lineup included Jack Sundrud, Michael Webb, Rick Lonow, Bill Lloyd and Tom Hampton, bringing together musicians with deep ties to Poco and the California country-rock scene. Sundrud, Lonow and Hampton were members of Poco at the time, while Webb had previously spent eight years with the band. Lloyd also shared a history with Young and Sundrud as a member of the Sky Kings, the group they formed in the 1990s following a Poco hiatus.

Following the tribute concert, Cimarron 615 continued as a band, eventually settling into its current four-piece lineup of Sundrud, Webb, Lonow and Ronnie Guilbeau. The group has since released three albums, building on the shared musical history and California country-rock roots that brought them together in the first place.

With Circle of Friends – A Rusty Young Tribute, Cimarron 615 returns to the music and friendship that started it all, celebrating the songs, spirit and legacy of a musician whose influence continues to resonate.

1. Legend (Cimarron 615)
2. Grand Junction (Cimarron 615)]
3. Rose of Cimarron (Chelsea Williams, Cimarron 615)
4. Call It Love (Cimarron 615)
5. Can’t Stand to Lose (Bob Gentry, Mary Scholz, Cimarron 615)
6. Regret (Colin Devlin, Cimarron 615)
7. Gonna Let the Rain (Sam Morrow, Cimarron 615)
8. If Your Heart Needs a Hand (Janiva Magness, Cimarron 615)
9. Crazy Love (Chelsea Williams, Cimarron 615)
10. Where Did the Time Go (Tom Hampton)

SIDE A

1. Legend (Cimarron 615)
2. Grand Junction (Cimarron 615)
3. Rose of Cimarron (Chelsea Williams, Cimarron 615)
4. Call It Love (Cimarron 615)
5. Can’t Stand to Lose (Bob Gentry, Mary Scholz, Cimarron 615)

SIDE B

1. Regret (Colin Devlin, Cimarron 615)
2. Gonna Let the Rain (Sam Morrow, Cimarron 615)
3. If Your Heart Needs a Hand (Janiva Magness, Cimarron 615)
4. Crazy Love (Chelsea Williams, Cimarron 615)
5. Where Did the Time Go (Tom Hampton)