While many country singers think of themselves as cowboys, only Chris LeDoux (Born on October 2, 1948 in Biloxi, Mississippi) can lay claim to being the real thing. Chris has a talent for bringing the rodeo life into his songs. He's not just good at singing about rodeo, this singer is a world champion rodeo star, and since the early eighties has run his own 500 acre ranch in Wyoming.
His family settled in Texas after his father retired from the Air Force. Chris began his musical career at 14 when he learned to play guitar and started to write songs. He was also heavily involved with youth rodeo, and his songs reflected his love of the exciting sport. After his family moved to Wyoming, LeDoux began to actively pursue his rodeo career. He had twice won Wyoming's bareback title while still in high school in Cheyenne. After graduation he won a rodeo scholarship and received a national title in his third year. Chris started singing his songs to fellow rodeo contestants, and they liked his early works such as Bareback Jack, Rodeo Life, and Hometown Cowboy.
