Ned LeDoux explained

Birth Date:4 August 1977
Birth Place:Kaycee, Wyoming, U.S.
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, drums
Years Active:1998-present
Label:Powder River
Associated Acts:Chris LeDoux

Ned LeDoux is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released three studio albums.[1]

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.[2] LeDoux began recording solo material in 2015, working with producer Mac McAnally. His debut EP Forever a Cowboy came out in 2016.[3] LeDoux wrote four of the five songs on it.[4] Sagebrush, his first full-length album, followed in 2017.[3] On November 8, 2019, LeDoux released his 2nd studio album Next in Line.[5]

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".[6]

Ned annually headlines Chris LeDoux Days, a town festival held in Kaycee, Wyoming honoring his father.[7]

Personal life

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

LeDoux is married to his wife Morgan. Their two-year-old daughter died of accidental choking in October 2019.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
US Country
[9]
US Heat
[10]
US Indie
[11]
Forever a Cowboy (EP)
  • Release date: December 2, 2016
  • Label: Powder River Records
44228
Sagebrush
  • Release date: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Powder River Records
38 17
Next In Line
  • Release date: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Powder River Records
312
Buckskin
  • Release date: March 11, 2022[14]
  • Label: Powder River Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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

Other appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ned LeDoux - Music . 2024-06-17 . nedledoux.com.
  2. Web site: At Home With Ned LeDoux. Arden. Amy. May 23, 2011. American Cowboy. 19 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Ned LeDoux biography. Allmusic. 19 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: March 2017. March 14, 2017. Rolling Stone Country. 19 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Ned LeDoux's NEXT IN LINE Album Available Now. November 9, 2019. Focus on the 615 .
  6. Web site: Chase Rice Shares Track List, Album Release Date for 'Lambs & Lions'. 21 July 2017. Soundslikenashville.com. October 16, 2017.
  7. Web site: Chris LeDoux Days Travel Wyoming . 2024-06-17 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Country singer Ned LeDoux says his 2-year-old daughter died after choking at home. Johnson. Lauren M.. October 29, 2019. June 15, 2021. CNN.
  9. Ned LeDoux: Top Country Albums . Billboard. 5 December 2019.
  10. Ned LeDoux: Heat Seekers Albums. Billboard.
  11. Ned LeDoux: Independent Albums. Billboard.
  12. News: Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2018 . Matt . Bjorke . November 7, 2018 . Roughstock . December 2, 2018 .
  13. News: Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: November 24, 2019 . November 24, 2019 . Roughstock . December 5, 2019.
  14. Web site: Future Releases to Country Radio Stations. AllAccess. December 5, 2021.