Posted on 03/09/2005 3:22:44 PM PST by sean327
Ya beat me to it.
That song was the first time most folks heard of LeDoux. From what I remember, interest in LeDoux's music soared after Brooks' song mentioned him.
Wow. That was beautiful and should be included in his eulogy. That about says it all.
God Bless Chris Ledoux
Very sad to hear this.. prayers out...
Read every book I could get my hands on, and bought the collectors edition of We The Living with Alida Valli and Rosanno Brazzi soon as it came out.
Plus I was glued to the Mark Scott show every day between 1982 and 1986 (when we moved to Texas).
Chris wrote some awesome songs - I think alot of them were about his life.
Contradiction in terms.
Bummer for him, though.
He was much too young to die! Prayers to his wife and kids!
Interesting. I didn't know that either.
Our oldest daughter is going to be absolutely crushed by this news.
One of the true and one of the few remaining "Country-Western" singers. Say "hey" to Gene & Roy for me.
The skies he's riding are NO longer Western...they're ETERNAL.
He made his run for the border. He's ridin' tall. He now has Jesus as his riding companion. (and it's MORE than an 8 second ride)
Yep. My mistake.
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
THEN AGAIN HE HAD HIS LIGHTER SIDE. { The Rodeo Song} Here come johny with his pe#####r in his hand and he's off to the rodeo.efeing jerk, pi$$ed me off!
RIP cowboy. Thanks for the songs.
Rodeo Cowboys have been listening to Chris for a long long time. He used to record his own tapes and sell them at rodeos out of his trunk when he was rodeoin in the 70s. That's the connotation in Garth's song, "worn out tape of
Chris Ledoux" every rodeo cowboy know's what he's talkin about. That song still gives me goosebumps. Hung up my spurs at 42.
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