Garry Lee and the Showdown explained

Garry Lee and Showdown
Origin:	Canada
Genre:	Country, country rock, bluegrass, comedy
Label:	Damon Studios, SoundTrek
Current 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 a 2018 interview,^[4] 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.

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

|-|1983|Garry Lee and Showdown|Country Group or Duo of the Year||}

Notes and References

Web site: Gary Lee & Showdown . showdown.html . 13 September 2018.
Encyclopedia: Biography. https://archive.today/20120713211907/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/S/Showdown.html. usurped. July 13, 2012. Jam! Encyclopedia. 7 December 2004. 2010-12-31.
Web site: The Rodeo Song – Garry Lee and the Showdown — DJ Allyn - the Soundtrack for my Life . 2010-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121181558/http://djallyn.org/archives/7377 . 2010-11-21 .
Web site: Alberta Crude: Four hard-working local musicians reflect on their 40-year-old hit 'The Rodeo Song' . calgaryherald.com . 28 February 2019.
Web site: RPM Country Tracks for October 30, 1982. RPM. 5 January 2011.