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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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