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Chris LeDoux (October 2 1948 – March 9 2005)
was an United States|American country music
singer/songwriter, and rodeo champion.

Chris LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and
raised in Austin, Texas.  He was known for his
lively performances, which included fireworks and
LeDoux riding a mechanical bull between songs. 
LeDoux spent his time off the road with his family
at their ranch in Kaycee, Wyoming.

In 1992, LeDoux teamed with singer Garth Brooks to
record the hit song, "Whatcha Gonna Do With a
Cowboy."

In 2000, LeDoux was diagnosed with a Liver#Role in
disease|liver disease, and successfully underwent
a Liver#Liver transplantation|liver transplant. 
In late 2004 he was diagnosed with cancer and
began undergoing radiation treatment.

LeDoux died in Casper, Wyoming.  He was 56 years
old. He had recently checked into the Casper
Medical Center following complications from
ongoing treatment for cancer of the bile duct, and
was surrounded by family and friends at the time
of his death.


==Rodeo Accomplishments==

1964 Little Britches Rodeo bareback world
championship

1967 Wyoming State High School bareback bronc
championship

1969 National Intercollegiate bareback riding
champion

1976 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
bareback world championship

1984 Retired from rodeo competition



==Discography==

* Songs of Rodeo Life (1971)
* Rodeo & Living Free (1974)
* Songs of Rodeo & Country (1974)
* Life as a Rodeo Man (1975)
* Songbook of American (1976)
* Sing Me a Song Mr. Rodeo Man (1977)
* Cowboys Ain't Easy to Love (1978)
* Paint Me Back Home (1979)
* Old Cowboy Heroes (1980)
* Sounds of the Western Country (1980)
* Western Tunesmith (1980)
* He Rides the Wild Horses (1981)
* Used to Want to Be a Cowboy (1982)
* Old Cowboy Classics (1983)
* Thirty Dollar Cowboy (1983)
* Melodies & Memories (1984)
* Wild & Wooly (1986)
* Powder River (1990)
* Western Underground (1991)
* Chris Ledoux & the Saddle Boogie Band (1991)
* Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (1992)
* Under This Old Hat (1993)
* Haywire (1994)
* Stampede (1996)
* Live (1997)
* One Road Man (1998)
* Cowboy (2000)
* After the Storm (2002)
* Horsepower (2003)
* 20 Originals: The Early Years (2004)

==External Links==
* http://chrisledoux.com
* http://www.ledouxcountry.com/