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Don't It Make You Want To Dance Line Dance – Chris Ledoux Remembered

Kevin Richards — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:50:13 +0000

In 1980, the movie Urban Cowboy launched a national ‘country club’ craze. Establishments like Gilley’s, owned by Mickey Gilley, were popping up all over the nation. Inside, people were two-stepping and riding mechanical bulls like John Travolta and Debra Winger. One of the many hit songs to come off the Urban Cowboy soundtrack was Bonnie [...]

Chris LeDoux's Cadillac Ranch — Flashback Friday [VIDEO]

Scott Blaine — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:21:27 +0000

As we come to the end of another week, it’s time to break out another great country memory from the past with this week’s edition of Flashback Friday. Today is the day we lost the great Chris LeDoux back in 2005. Kevin Richards wrote a story remembering the man who was an influence on many [...]

Remebering Chris Ledoux

Kevin Richards — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:46:52 +0000

March 9 marks the anniversary of the death of Chris Ledoux. Sadly, he passed at the young age of 56 in 2005. Chris Ledoux was a very successful independent recording artist for many years prior to gaining national fame when mentioned in the Garth Brooks song ‘Much To Young To Feel This Damn Old.’ By [...]

Country Songs I Love That You Never Heard Of [Video]

Sean McMaster — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:13:43 +0000

The other day, I saw someone post about having to brand a lot of cattle over the weekend. So I sent them a link of a Chris Ledoux song I love called, "You just can't see him from the road". It's a song about how even though you don't see them in the movies or in pop culture anymore, real cowboys do still exist and still "make their livin' with a rope".

Today In Country History- Stones and Haggard, Statlers Discovered By Cash

Kevin Richards — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:00:36 +0000

The Music and Memories of March 9 The Headlines 2006- The Rolling Stones have Merle Haggard as their opening act when the band plays Little Rock, Arkansas. Brooks and Dunn also serve as an opening act on future shows. 2005- Chris LeDoux dies. Chris was a successful rodeo performer and award winning bull rider, who turned his rodeo [...]