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His music career sputtered along until he was mentioned in a Garth Brooks song.
Chris LeDoux, a former world champion bareback rider who parlayed songs about the rodeo life into a successful country music career, died Wednesday from complications of liver cancer. He was 56.
He had a lot of great songs, but my absolute favorite was called Five Dollar Fine:
Five Dollar FineWe're a fun lovin' crowd, kinda rowdy and loud
Our jukebox won't play no sad songs
So don't come in here, and cry in your beer
'Cause we don't care 'bout who done who wrongChorus:
We've got a five dollar fine for whining
We'll tell you before you come in
If it ain't on your mind to have a good time
Ya'll come back and see us againWell we don't really care about your clothes or your hair
This party is open to all
Yeah we like a good joke, and it's alright to smoke
We got just one rule on the wallRepeat Chorus
Now there's too many fools makin too many rules
That's one thing you can't say about us
Cause we all get along when we sing the same song
There's just one thing that causes a fussRepeat Chorus
Adios amigo, you were never appreciated enough.
Posted by Ted at March 10, 2005 12:15 PMHeck, I didn't realize he was in his 50s.
Posted by: Derek at March 10, 2005 05:20 PMNever heard of him. I just lo-o-o-o-ve that lyric, though!
And, yeah, Derek. Liver death at 56. We can only hope that he had a great time and it was worth it to him.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 10, 2005 10:43 PMHe sang a duet with Jon Bon Jovi. Therefore, I love him. :) This is a loss to the music industry, whether many people know it or not. :(
Posted by: dawn at March 14, 2005 01:04 PM