Topic: RIP Chris LeDoux

[BLACKDOG]

What the title says, for those of you who like country music

[RUGER]

What the title says, for those of you who like country music

        
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1497937/20050309/ledoux_chris.jhtml?headlines=true

happy trails
rich *ruger*  

[*FFC*]

WTF??? I didn't hear nothin about it!!!       

he's one of my favorites!!! When and how if you know please??

                                                                 
                               
                               

[BLACKDOG [OP]]

WTF??? I didn't hear nothin about it!!!       

he's one of my favorites!!! When and how if you know please??

                                                                 
                               
                               

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=495&ncid=689&e=1&u=/ap/20050309/ap_en_mu/obit_ledoux

[79coyotefrg]

today, Casper Wy, "from a lengthy illness"

[Lady Di]

RIP! Never heard of the guy, not into country music. Guess you had to be there. But for those of you that care .

[WHITE_TRASH]

Aw damn, hes about the only newer "country" performer that I liked.  This really sucks.....

[gonzo]

MUSIC WORLD MOURNS THE DEATH OF
COUNTRY ARTIST CHRIS LEDOUX

March 9, 2005 - Chris LeDoux, singer/songwriter and rodeo champion and
acclaimed sculpture, passed away this morning at the age of 56 in Casper,
Wyoming. He had checked into the Casper Medical Center earlier this week
following complications from ongoing treatment for cancer of the bile duct,
and was surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death.

"All of us at Capitol Records and EMI Music are saddened at the
passing of Chris," said Capitol Nashville President and CEO Mike Dungan. "In a world of egos and soundalikes, he was a unique artist and a wonderful man. We have always been proud to represent his music, and honored to call him our friend. Our thoughts go out to his wife Peggy and the LeDoux family."

LeDoux, a former world champion bronc rider, started playing music in his
teens, while he competed in rodeos, writing about his life on the circuit.
His songs captured the romance, the freedom, the dirt and the hurt of rodeo,
and drew fans who demanded tapes of his songs. LeDoux had recorded 22
albums on his own, when Garth Brooks mentioned his name in the hit song,
Much Too Young (To Be This Damn Old). As a result, LeDoux's music
became more widely known, and he signed with Capitol Records Nashville in 1990. He released 15 since then, and sold nearly six million records.

In 2000, LeDoux was diagnosed with a liver disease, and successfully
underwent a liver transplant. Within six months of the surgery, LeDoux was
on tour again - throwing himself right back into the hard-driving,
full-force stage shows he was known for. Late last year he was diagnosed with cancer and began undergoing radiation treatment.

A devoted husband and doting father, LeDoux spent his time off the road
with his family at their ranch in Kaycee, Wyoming.

Judy McDonough
Director, Media: Public Relations
Capitol Nashville
 

[4.3 headache]

Nicest guy you'd ever meet.  Awesome in concert, helluva performer.

 I rolled an 84 toyota, listening to a Ledoux CD. Flipped the truck back on it's wheels, started right up.
The stereo came back on playing " This old horse knows his way home "


 GOD BLESS THE OLD COWBOY   

[79coyotefrg]

Aw damn, hes about the only newer "country" performer that I liked. This really sucks.....

  newer??    who you think got Garth Brooks started singin  i cant think of anyone older, accept maybe Ernest Tubb, Hank Sr. Minnie Pearl,

[Lady Di]

  newer??    who you think got Garth Brooks started singin i cant think of anyone older, accept maybe Ernest Tubb, Hank Sr. Minnie Pearl,

From what I read of his "obit" it sounded like he was more of an initiator then a newbie.

[Lady Di]

sounds like I need to have a listen to some of his stuff. I'm more into loud and hard classic rock, I don't like the cryin' in the beer country music, but I do appreciate some good sheet kickin country if anyone has any recommendations.

[gonzo]

"This Cowboy's Hat" is a good one.

[Haz-matt]

Chris doesn't have any cry in your beer songs save for "5 dollar fine (for whining)".

He has songs that will lift you as high as you want to go, he has songs that will make you cry.  Mostly his songs are about the joy of life.

His pre '98 work is much different from his post Garth Brooks "Much to young (to feel this damn old)" mention.

I have over 20 of his albums and every one of them has great songs and the rest are good.  He really knew what he sang about and so the there is more feeling in his songs than 99.999999% of the other songs out there.

[Lady Di]

I cry very easily,  I don't like any song that makes me cry. Or movies for that matter, for the most part. Monsters, Inc. is one of our favorites to watch, we've probably seen it a dozen times and I still cry when the Boo and Sulley part company. IT'S A CARTOON FOR GAWDS SAKE!  Me> <MrsWilly
So give me some good rockin' country tunes to check out.

[79coyotefrg]

cowboys hat is really good,   its one of those stand up for what you beleive or i'll kick all your asses song

[Lady Di]

cool, I'm going to get on iTunes tonight, I'll check that out.