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Chris LeDoux

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The Resume

    (July 3, 1958-March 9, 2005)
    Born in Biloxi, Mississippi
    Died in Casper, Wyoming
    National Finals Rodeo champion (1976)
    Recorded 41 self-released and commercial albums combined.
    Notable singles include 'Lean, Mean and Hungry,' 'Caballo Diablo,' 'Ten Seconds In The Saddle,' 'Buckin' Machine,' 'I Used to Want to be a Cowboy,' 'Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll,' 'It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles,' 'This Cowboy's Hat,' 'Workin' Man's Dollar,' 'Riding for a Fall,' 'Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (with Garth Brooks),' 'Cadillac Ranch,' 'Look At You Girl,' 'Under This Old Hat,' 'Every Time I Roll the Dice,' 'For Your Love,' 'Honky Tonk World,' 'Tougher Than the Rest,' 'Dallas Days and Fort Worth Nights,' 'Gravitational Pull,' 'When I Say Forever,' 'Five Dollar Fine,' 'Runaway Love,' 'Bang a Drum (with Jon Bon Jovi),' 'Life Is a Highway,' 'Stampede,' 'Silence on the Line,' 'He Rides the Wild Horses,' 'Bareback Jack,' 'Cowboy Up,' 'Horsepower,' 'The Ride' and 'Airborne Cowboy'
    Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

    His trademark during his early years was riding a mechanical bull between songs.
    He originally refused recording contracts, citing he would lose his independence and control over his albums.
    He received national exposure when he was referenced in the Garth Brooks song 'Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).
    Following his mainstream success, he sold out by recording cover songs.
    He claimed that he stopped recording original materials because he was tired of trying to make them appeal to a broader audience.
    The majority of his earlier albums are extremely difficult to find.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He took an interest in rodeo competition and was a rodeo champion throughout his high school years.
    He originally began a music career to help finance the costs for his cross-country travel expenses.
    He recorded his earliest albums in a friend's basement.
    After his rodeo career ended as a result of injuries, he began a full-time music career.
    He successfully sold 250,000 albums despite the fact he had little marketing or media exposure.
    After gaining national exposure from Garth Brooks, he returned the favor by asking the latter to record the duet 'Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy?' with him.
    When his health began failing and doctors told him he needed a liver transplant, Garth Brooks offered to donate part of his liver to him, but it turned out to be an incompatible match.
    He was posthumously inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame (2005).
    Garth Brooks recorded the song 'Good Ride Cowboy' in honor of him.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 54.90% Annoying