Cadillac Ranch - Chris LeDoux

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Well, the well went dry and the cow did too
Daddy didn? t know what to do
The banker came by the house one day
He said he? s gonna take the farm away

Then mama came up with a plan
My brother and me started up a band
My sister put a sign on the roof
And daddy bought a case of 90 proof

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They're parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

Well, we gave all the cows away
Now the only horns around here today
Are the ones up on the grill
Of a genuine? 59 Coupe Deville

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They? re parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home, till the cows come home
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

Now the only thing that we raise is Cain
You don? t need the sun or rain
Just neon lights saying some ice cold beer
Keeps everything green around here

Mama takes the cash at the door
My brother and me keep them out on the floor
My sister sets them up at the bar
And daddy kicks back with a big cigar

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They're parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

Well, we gave all the cows away
Now the only horns around here today
Are the ones up on the grill
Of a genuine? 59 Coupe Deville

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They? re parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home, till the comes home
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They? re parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home, till the comes home
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

Now we call it the Cadillac Ranch
They're parking cars in the old bean patch
There? s a bar in the barn and the place stays packed
Till the cows come home at Cadillac Ranch

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Born October 02, 1948 // Biloxi, MS, United States
Died March 9, 2005 // Casper, WY, United States

Band: Western Underground
Members: Mark Sissel (guitar), Bobby Jensen (keyboards), K.W. Turnbow (drums), Ned LeDoux (drums), Lyle Evans (bass), Dave Varnado (fiddle, mandolin, guitar)

Chris was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. Shortly after being born, his family moved to Austin, Texas. A few years later, the family moved again to Wyoming where he attended high school in Cheyenne and won the state's bareback riding title twice.

Since 1971, he has recorded songs about real cowboys, and his albums combine his own experiences about rodeo life with old and new cowboy songs.

A large and dedicated group of followers formed on the rodeo circuit. This is when he made a name for himself with songs like "Lean, Mean and Hungry", "Ten Seconds In The Saddle", and "Caballo Diablo". In 1976, he became the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's (PRCA) world champion in bareback riding.

In 1989, Garth Brooks gave Chris's career a boost by mentioning his name in the hit, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)". Chris hit the Top 20 a year later with "Cadillac Ranch", followed by successes Haywire, Stampede, and One Road Man. 20 Greatest Hits has 11 songs from his earlier albums.

He once described his music as a combination of western soul, sagebrush blues, cowboy folk, and rodeo rock 'n' roll.

After becoming ill in October 2000, he underwent a liver transplant. Coming back in 2003, he released the album Horsepower and celebrated career sales of more than 5 million albums. In 2004, Chris was diagnosed with liver cancer. Despite undergoing radiation treatment, he passed away on March 9th, 2005.
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