Don Cox (singer) explained

Don Cox
Birth Date:14 January 1964
Birth Place:Belhaven, North Carolina
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1984–present
Label:Step One Records
Past Member Of:Super Grit Cowboy Band

Don Cox (born January 14, 1964, in Belhaven, North Carolina[1]) is an American country music singer.

Cox began his career as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band. Between 1994 and 1996, he released two albums on Step One Records.[2] His 1994 single "All Over Town" peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Cox unsuccessfully ran for election as a Beaufort County commissioner in 2014[3] and 2016.[4] In 2019 he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican Party primary for the North Carolina 3rd congressional district special election. Cox finished in a distant 15th place out of 17 candidates garnering 251 votes out of 42,175 votes cast or 0.6 of the vote.[5]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
All Over Town
Each One's a Winner
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: Step One Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
1994"All Over Town"53All Over Town
"In My Father's Eyes"
1995"Honey, Don't Pay the Ransom"
1997"Sweet Sweet Woman"Each One's a Winner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1994"In My Father's Eyes"Bob Whitt
1995"Honey, Don't Pay the Ransom"Greg Crutcher

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 106. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p203718|pure_url=yes}} Don Cox]. Allmusic. May 14, 2012.
  3. News: Deatherage Upset In Beaufort County Commissioner Race . WITN . May 6, 2014 .
  4. Web site: March 15th, 2016 Republican County Commissioner Recount Results . Beaufort County Board of Elections . March 23, 2016 .
  5. News: Election 2019: North Carolina Special Election Results: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat Advance . The New York Times . May 7, 2019 .