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Chris LeDoux (October 2, 1948 – March 9, 2005) was
an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.
History
The Rodeo and Music years
Chris LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and
raised in Austin, Texas. He attended Casper College in Casper, Wyoming, where he
participated in the College National Finals Rodeo.
On stage, he was known for his lively performances,
which included fireworks and LeDoux riding a mechanical bull between songs.
LeDoux spent his time off the road with his family at their ranch in Kaycee,
Wyoming.
The Later Years
In 2000, LeDoux was diagnosed with a liver disease,
and successfully underwent a liver transplant. In late 2004 he was diagnosed
with cancer and began undergoing radiation treatment.
LeDoux died in Casper. He was 56 years old. He had
recently checked into Casper's Wyoming Medical Center following complications
from ongoing treatment for cancer of the bile duct, and was surrounded by family
and friends at the time of his death.
Tribute
Following his death, his friend and fellow
musician, Garth Brooks (with whom LeDoux had recorded the 1992 hit duet "Whatcha
Gonna Do With a Cowboy"), released a tribute song to Ledoux, "Good Ride Cowboy,"
which Brooks went on to perform live on November 15, 2005 in Times Square in New
York City on the Country Music Association Awards show. Referring both to
LeDoux's discography and attitude, Brooks sings:
He sang "Life's a highway", there's only one way
you're gonna get through it
when she starts to twist, be more like Chris, pull
your hat down tight and just LeDoux it.
Rodeo Career Milestones
1964 Little Britches Rodeo Bareback World
Championship
1967 Wyoming State High School Bareback Bronc
Championship
1969 "National Intercollegiate" Bareback Riding
Champion
1976 "Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association"
Bareback World Championship
1984 Officially retired from rodeo competition.
Discography
Please note that this is an incomplete list. Feel
free to complete the list.
Year Album Year Album
1971 Songs of Rodeo Life 1974 Rodeo & Living Free
1974 Songs of Rodeo & Country 1975 Life as a Rodeo
Man
1976 Songbook of American 1977 Sing Me a Song Mr.
Rodeo Man
1978 Cowboys Ain't Easy to Love 1979 Paint Me Back
Home
1980 Old Cowboy Heroes 1980 Sounds of the Western
Country
1984 Western Tunesmith 1981 He Rides the Wild
Horses
1982 Used to Want to Be a Cowboy 1983 Used to Want
to Be a Cowboy
1983 Thirty Dollar Cowboy 1984 Melodies & Memories
1986 Wild & Wooly 1990 Powder River
1991 Western Underground 1991 Chris LeDoux & the
Saddle Boogie Band
1992 Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy 1993 Under This
Old Hat
1994 Haywire 1996 Stampede
1997 Live 1998 One Road Man
1999 20 Greatest Hits 2000 Cowboy
2002 After the Storm 2003 Horsepower
2004 20 Originals: The Early Years 2005 Anthology
Vol. 1
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Born October 2, 1948
Biloxi, Mississippi
Died March 9, 2005
Casper, Wyoming
Complications relating to bile duct cancer
Known for His lively performances and entertaining
flair
Occupation Country Singer-songwriter
Rodeo Champion
Bronze Sculptor
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