Chris LeDoux
Chris LeDoux
Chris LeDouxwas an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion. During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albumswhich have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007. He was awarded one gold album certification from the RIAA, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and the Academy of Country Music Music Pioneer Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth2 October 1948
CityBiloxi, MS
CountryUnited States of America
These songs feel personal. They sort of hit things on the head. It's been hard for me in the past to find material that I felt good about.
My best year I made $25,000. Of course, that was back in the '70s.
Mostly it would be those who rode in a particular even would hang out with those who rode in the same event.
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
They were so good that you just had to sing the song to them once and they got it. It's amazing. Sometimes it didn't come out the way you wanted, but it was good.
Some guys work 125 to 130 rodeos a year. They're just goin' all the time.
Anything to do with the land, I love.
I've had this song in a drawer for a long time, maybe seven or eight years. Every time I'd do an album, I'd take it out and listen to it, and always liked what it had to say. Plus when Garth came in and sang on it, that made it really special.
To me, Garth, he's kind of like my guardian angel. It's like every time I need some help, he's there.
This record is probably as easy as anything I've ever done.
Shoot, every time you get on an animal, you take your life in your hands.
I can remember sittin' in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin' until somebody got done so I could finish what they left.
Tires were so bald on the truck that the air was showin' through, and I had to drive 50 miles an hour because the vibration was so bad.
I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.