MUSIC 1010 SEMESTER PROJECT

BY BRANDON WOLF

CHRIS LEDOUX

• BORN OCTOBER 2, 1948 IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI

• LEARNED TO RIDE HORSES ON HIS GRANDPARENTS FARM

• FIRST RODEO AT AGE 13

BIOGRAPHY

ATTENDED CHEYENNE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

PLAYED FOOTBALL AND COMPETED IN RODEOS

WON 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BAREBACK RIDING TITLES IN HIGH SCHOOL

WON INTERCOLLEGIATE NATIONAL BAREBACK RIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIS JUNIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE

IN 1970 CHRIS JOINED THE PRCAMARRIED PEGGY RHOADS ON JANUARY 4,

1972

BIOGRAPHY

STARTED WRITING SONGS ABOUT THE RODEO LIFE STYLE

RECORDED SONGS IN A FRIENDS BASEMENT

SOLD SONGS OUT OF THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK

1976 WON BAREBACK RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO

RETIRED FROM PRCA IN 1980

BIOGRAPHY

TEAMED UP WITH JOE CLARKE FROM UTAH

CHRIS AND HIS NEW BAND REHEARSED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A HOTEL BAR

BY 1982 HE HAD SOLD OVER 250,000 COPIES OF ALBUMS

SELF RELEASED 22 ALBUMS BY END OF DECADE

BIOGRAPHY

DIAGNOSED WITH PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS IN AUGUST OF 2000

RECEIVED A LIVER TRANSPLANT ON OCTOBER 7, 2000

RELEASED 2 ADDITIONAL ALBUMS

DIAGNOSED WITH CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA IN NOVEMEBER 2004

PAST AWAY ON MARCH 9, 2005

BIOGRAPHY

INDUCTED INTO PRO RODEO HALL OF FAME IN 2005 AND WAS FIRST EVER TO BE INDUCTED IN TWO CATEGORIES

AWARDED PIONEER AWARD FROM ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC

INDUCTED INTO RODEO HALL OF FAME AT THE NATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM ON OCTOBER 26, 2006

BIOGRAPY

BAREBACK JACKWROTE WHILE A STUDENT AT CASPER

COLLEGERELEASED ON THE ALBUM SONGS OF

RODEO LIFERELEASED ON OCTOBER 28, 1971

COMPOSITION HISTORY

HOOKED ON A 8-SECOND RIDERELEASED IN 1988 ON THE ALBUM CHRIS

LEDOUX AND THE SADDLE BOOGIE BAND

COMPOSITION HISTORY

WESTERN SKIESRELEASED ON JULY 31, 1992 ON THE

ALBUM WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A COWBOY

COMPOSITION HISTORY

COPENHAGENRECORDED WITH TOBY KEITHRELEASED ON AUGUST 3, 1995RELEASED ON THE ALBUM RODEO ROCK

AND ROLL COLLECTION

COMPOSITION HISTORY

STAMPEDERELEASED MARCH 19, 1996 ON THE ALBUM

STAMPEDE

COMPOSITION HISTORY

BAREBACK JACK

i. 0:00 Introduction begins with guitars playing the main chords and drums every other beat. At 0:10 the beat picks up with guitars and drums

ii. 0:20 the first verse begins guitars and drums they are playing the same beat as the very first part of the introduction.

iii. 0:50 the chorus begins, the beat changes just a bit to a faster version of the beat. Notice at 1:04 the electric guitar has a shot solo.

iv. 1:15 the second verse begins with the same beat as the first and introduction but with a fiddle playing the part of the guitar. Between the lines the fiddle has a short solo. At 1:37 the piano picks up instead of the fiddle.

v. 1:45 the chorus repeats with the same beat as the first, but between the end of the vocals and before the start of the third verse the guitars, fiddle and piano play the same beat as the intro beat. The vocals change just a bit, instead of You’ll ask whose that well that’s Bareback Jack, he changes it to You’ll all know me, my names Bareback Jack

vi. 2:09 the third verse begins with the same beat and rhythm as the restvii. 2:39 the final verse starts with the chorus beat viii. 2:54 the conclusion begins with and electric guitar solo and then all

instruments fade out

LISTENING GUIDE

Hooked on an 8 Second Ridei. 0:00 the introduction starts with a the guitar and drums slowly

fading in at 0:23 the beat picks up to a pretty simple beat of 4/4ii. 0:38 the first verse begins with the simple 4/4 beat playing in the

back ground with the electric guitar holding the beat longeriii. 1:08 the chores begins and plays the same beat as the guitar in the

first verse fading out at 1:22, then the beat picks up to the beat of 4/4 and ending with a electric guitar solo with the beat playing in the background

iv. 1:40 the second verse begins with the same beat as the firstv. 2:09 the chores repeats with the same beat as before, but they add

2 more lines to the lyrics and they are just a repeat as the last line in the chorus

vi. 2:42 The conclusion of the song begins with the same beat as the beginning of the song, with the guitar picking up pace until a solo at the very end and then the drums fade out

LISTENING GUIED

WESTERN SKIESi. 0:00 the introduction begins with a piano, drums and guitar

playing offset beatsii. 0:10 the first verse begins with a same beat but the drums and

guitar are the instruments that stand out. The piano plays a small solo at the end of the verse

iii. 0:56 the second verse begins with the same verse as the beginning but the electric guitar holds the notes

iv. 1:38 the bridge begins with only the drums and guitar playing with the piano playing between the beats. At the end of the bridge the fiddle plays a solo with drum accompaniment

v. 2:18 the third verse begins with the same beats as the first onesvi. 2:58 the final verse begins with just one line of lyricsvii. 3:10 the conclusion begins with the same the beginning of the

song and then fades out at 3:27

LISTENING GUIED

COPENHAGENi. 0:00 the introduction begins with Chris giving a

narrative of the introii. 0:08 the chorus begins with the 2/3 beatiii. 0:28 the first verse begins with a 2/2 beativ. 0:48 the chorus repeats with the same beat of 2/3 but

with a guitar solo at the endv. 1:26 the second verse begins with the same beat and

rhythm as the first versevi. 1:46 the chorus repeatsvii. 2:05 the third verse begins with the piano standing outviii. 2:27 the conclusion begins with Toby Keith giving a final

narrative

LISTENING GUIED

STAMPEDEi. 0:00 the introduction begins with a guitar and organ playing, and

then fading in with the drums. They then begin playing 3/3 beatii. 0:33 the first verse begins with a the guitar and drums playing a soft

beat just like they are telling a storyiii. 1:06 the second verse begins with the beat picking up just a bit just

as the story isiv. 1:40 the third verse begins with a little faster beat; you can feel the

anticipation in the song. At the end of the lyrics the guitar plays a solo and then fades in the fiddle with the drums playing in the background

v. 2:46 the fourth verse begins with the same beat as the last versevi. 3:19 the fifth verse begins with the same beat as the first verse then

changes to the beat as the last 3 versesvii. 3:58 the conclusion begins playing the beats of the last few verses

repeating until the end when the guitar takes lead and then all instruments start to fade out then so does the guitar

LISTENING GUIED

Chris Ledoux. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from CMT: http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/ledoux_chris/bio.jhtml

Chris LeDoux. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_LeDoux

Chris LeDoux. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from allmusic by Rovi: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-ledoux-mn0000107466

Chris LeDoux Country. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from Chris LeDoux Country: http://www.ledouxcountry.com/index.html

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