I know this probably isn't exactly the right crowd to discuss country singer Chris LeDoux, but he was always a favorite of mine and seeing the headline announcing death was one of the few celebrity passings that made me physically sad.
His style was simple and non-commercial, and I'll always have a soft place in my heart for my "worn out tape" of his Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy album.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Oh Annie - that's awful. That was Nathan's dad's favorite C&W musician.
Posted by UTAH (Member # 5032) on :
My daughter called me to tell me the news. It is a sad waste of a life. I love Chris Ledoux's music. His life of alcohol and chew killed him off way too early. 56 is way too young to die. Darn! No more rodeo concerts!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Well you don't see him much on the big screen anymore The kids don't ride along with Roy or Gene And that ain't really him with all those feathers in his hat And some frenchman's name embroidered on his jeans
Chorus:
But he's still out there ridin' fences Still makes his livin' with his rope As long as there's a sunset he'll keep ridin' for the brand You just can't see him from the road
Well he never learned to two step hell he barely learned to walk But he's worn a lot of leather off the tree He's had one or two good horses that he counts among his friends He never drew a breath that wasn't free
Repeat chorus:
Well he's tall in the saddle short on the cash The last to quit the first to buy the beer Well he's a knight in leather armor still livin' by the code That's made him what he's been a hundred years
Repeat Chorus:
As long as there's a sunset he'll keep ridin' for the brand You just can't see him from the road
-Chris LeDoux, You Just Can't See Him From the Road Posted by UTAH (Member # 5032) on :
One of a kind.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
I couldn't find "Whatcha Gonna Do" in the store, so I settled on "Greatest Hits".
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