Garry Lee and the Showdown

Garry Lee and Showdown
Origin	Canada
Genres	Country, country rock, bluegrass, comedy
Labels	Damon Studios, SoundTrek
Members	Garry Lee Berthold Charles Holley Paul McLellan Kelly La Rocque Wolf Rick Patterson

Garry Lee and Showdown ^{[1] [2] [3]} are a country band from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. They are best known for their underground hit song "The Rodeo Song" (written by Gaye Delorme) and featuring prominent use of profanity, from the 1980 album, Welcome to the Rodeo.

In 1993, after extensive airplay by Simon Bates on BBC Radio 1, ^[4] the song was issued in the UK, and got to number 43 in the UK singles chart. ^[5]

In a 2018 interview, ^[6] the band members stated that they had heard Gaye Delorme play the song at a bar and decided to cover it, though royalties were not discussed.

Studio albums

Year	Title
		CAN Country [7]
1980	Welcome To The Rodeo		Damon Records
1982	Wanted		Damon Records

Singles

Year	Single
		CAN Country [7]	UK
1982	"Rodeo Cowboy"	30	–
1993	"The Rodeo Song"	–	43

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1983	Garry Lee and Showdown	Country Group or Duo of the Year	Nominated

References

1. "Gary Lee & Showdown". showdown.html. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
2. "Biography". Jam! Encyclopedia. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
3. "The Rodeo Song – Garry Lee and the Showdown — DJ Allyn - the Soundtrack for my Life". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
4. "New entries: singles". Hit Music (44): 9. 31 July 1993.
5. "Garry Lee and Showdown". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
6. "Alberta Crude: Four hard-working local musicians reflect on their 40-year-old hit 'The Rodeo Song'". calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
7. "RPM Country Tracks for October 30, 1982". RPM . Retrieved 5 January 2011.