Ned LeDoux

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Ned LeDoux
Born (1977-08-04) August 4, 1977 (age 46)
Kaycee, Wyoming, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active1998-present
LabelsPowder River

Ned LeDoux is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released two studio albums. He also has his own live show on Instagram with Big Das Lawrence.

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History

Ned LeDoux was born in Kaycee, Wyoming, also the hometown of his father, country music singer Chris LeDoux. The younger LeDoux began playing drums in his father's road band, Western Underground, in 1998. [1] LeDoux began recording solo material in 2015, working with producer Mac McAnally. His debut EP Forever a Cowboy came out in 2016. [2] LeDoux wrote four of the five songs on it. [3] Sagebrush, his first full-length album, followed in 2017. [2] On November 8, 2019, LeDoux released his 2nd studio album Next in Line. [4]

LeDoux also appears on Chase Rice's 2017 album Lambs & Lions , as a duet partner on a rendition of Chris LeDoux's "This Cowboy's Hat". [5]

Personal life

LeDoux is the son of singer-songwriter and rodeo champion Chris LeDoux. [6]

LeDoux is married to his wife Morgan. Their two-year-old daughter died of accidental choking in October 2019. [6]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
US Country
[7]
US Heat
[8]
US Indie
[9]
Forever a Cowboy (EP)
  • Release date: December 2, 2016
  • Label: Powder River Records
44228
Sagebrush
  • Release date: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Powder River Records
3817
Next In Line
  • Release date: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Powder River Records
312
Buckskin
  • Release date: March 11, 2022 [12]
  • Label: Powder River Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2016"Brother Highway"Sagebrush
2017"Some People Do"

Other appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"This Cowboy's Hat"2017 Chase Rice Lambs & Lions

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