I didn't know a thing about LaDoux. I know he had to cancel at the end of last year, about five months ago, when he was scheduled for the second weekend closer at the SF Grand National. Charlie Daniels ripped up his bow the weekend before. But I only heard the name, LaDoux, and that was all.
I think Garth Brooks was a fan of LeDoux; he dropped his name into one of his songs ("Much too Young to Feel This Damn Old") and I believe the two collaborated on "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy"