Chris LeDoux

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Born October 13, 1948 in Biloxi,

Mississippi. Father was in the U.S. Air Force, so

the family moved a lot.

LEARNING HOW TO BE A COWBOY

Merle Haggard

MUSICAL INVLUENCES

SONG WRITER AND PRO. RODEO COWB0Y

Peggy and Chris

• MARRIED PEGGY RHOADS• REALESED HIS FIRST ALBUM

“SONGS OF RODEO LIFE”

WORLD CHAMPION BAREBACK RIDER

WITH GARTTH BROOKS CHRIS LEDOUX MUSIC CARRER TAKES OFF

Chris and Bon Jovi

Chris and Charlie Daniels

Garth Brooks

DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER ANDSUCCESFULLY RECEVES A LIVERTRANSPLANT THEN IT WAS BACK

TO WORK

CHRIS PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 9, 2005FROM CANCER

SONGS IF HAVE CHOOSEN TO SPOTLIGHT

• Bareback Jack• Little Long Haired Outlaw• Utah Tribute• Western Skies

BAREBACK JACK

• WROTE WHILE ATTENDING COLLAGE• UPBEAT TEMPO• MAIN SONG USED IN HIS FIRST ALBUMS

LITTLE LONG HARIED OUTLAW

REALEASED IN 1986 ON THE “WIL D AND WOOLY “ALBUM NOT ROCK AND ROLL NOT COUNTRY LITLLE BIT OF BOLTH SONG IS UPBEAT AND HAS A FAST TEMPO

UTAH TRIBUTE

AT WEBER STATE

• RELASED IN 1988 ON THE ALBUM CHRIS LEDOUX AND THE SADDLE BOOGIE BAND• WROTE AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS UTAH FANS

WESTERN SKIES RELEASED IN 1992 ON THE ALBUM “WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A

COWBOY” SONG THAT CHIRS USED TO EXPLAIN WHY HE WAS THE WAY HE WAS

GARTH BROOKS RECORDED A SONG WITH CHIRS ON THIS SAME ALBUM

Bibliography

Brown, David C. Gold Buckle Dreams. Powell: Wolverine Gallery, 1989. Chris LeDoux. Rob Fair and Will LeDoux. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.chrisledoux.com/fr_home.cfm “Mini Bio.” Chris LeDoux Country. 2011. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.ledouxcountry.com/biography