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Sunday, May 30, 2010 2:02:43 AM
Chris LeDoux the Rodeo Bareback Rider and country singer
Chris LeDoux was born Oct. 2, 1948, in Biloxi, Miss., raised in Austin, Texas. His father was an Air Force pilot, his grandfather, served in the U.S. cavalry and fought against Pancho Villa, encouraged LeDoux to ride horses on his Wyoming farm.
LeDoux attended high school in Cheyenne, Wyo., and while still at school, won the state's bareback title twice. In 1967, after graduating, he won a rodeo scholarship and received a national title in his third year. In 1976, he became the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's (PRCA) World Champion in Bareback Riding.LeDoux retired from competition in 1980, but continued writing and singing about the rodeo life.
LeDoux plays guitar, harmonica and has been writing songs since his teens. His musical talents and ability helped pay his way from one rodeo to another. Since 1971, he has been recording songs about "real cowboys," and his albums combine his own compositions about rodeo life with old and new cowboy songs. He describes his music as "a combination of western soul, sagebrush blues, cowboy folk and rodeo rock 'n' roll."
July 16, 2005, he was inducted into The ProRodeo Hall of Fame with five other individuals receiving the ultimate honor in professional rodeo.
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