Sagebrush Includes Eight Original Songs And His Cover of His Dad Chris LeDoux’s Iconic Signature
“This Cowboy’s Hat” Featuring Chase Rice
Ned LeDoux Nominated for Three Awards at the Second Annual Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards Best Male Vocal, Best Song for “Forever A Cowboy” and Fan-Voted Rocky Mountain Fan Army Award
NASHVILLE, TN –– Ned LeDoux’s first full-length album Sagebrush is now available for pre-order at all digital retailers. Sagebrush carries on the traditions, music and cowboy way of life passed down to him by his Mom and Dad, Peggy and Chris LeDoux.
To preorder Sagebrush click HERE and get five tracks instantly.
Note: Fans who purchased Forever A Cowboy EP will be able to utilize the “complete your album” at iTunes and other digital retailers to purchase the six new tracks that complete Sagebrush.
Ned LeDoux began building a fervent and loyal fan base as a constant touring force as a drummer in his dad’s band. In January 2016 he put down the sticks, picked up a guitar and stepped to the front of the stage. Ned has now earned three major award nominations in this year’s Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards presented by iHeartmedia which honors the best in country music from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska. Ned is nominated for Best Male Vocal and Best Song for “Forever a Cowboy” which is included on his EP Forever a Cowboy as well as a track on his upcoming debut album Sagebrush. He is also nominated for the fan-voted Rocky Mountain CMA Fan Army Award. Click HERE to vote!
The 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards will be held October 13 at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Co. Ned will perform “Forever A Cowboy” and will be on hand as the prestigious Chris LeDoux Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to the 2017 recipient Doug Kershaw. Ned accepted the award last year on behalf of his Dad.
Sagebrush, produced by award-winning Mac McAnally, completes and follows on the heels of his debut EP Forever A Cowboy released last year. Ned wrote or co-wrote eight of the 12 songs included on Sagebrush, and each song leaves no doubt as to what the LeDoux name stands for in country music.
Sagebrush is a labor of love and a year in the making for Ned LeDoux. The Kaycee, Wyoming native wrote his first song with his songwriting and producer mentor Mac McAnally. After that Ned continued to write about his own life experiences, all the while maintaining his western style and staying true to the cowboy way of life he has always known, as in the song “Forever A Cowboy.” Ned continued to write of his time spent on the road reflected in “Brother Highway,” and about one of the most important things in his life in the love song “By My Side,” about his love and devotion for his wife and growing family.
Ned’s mom, Peggy, gave him a shoebox full of what seemed to be song ideas his Dad had written down years ago. Ned prefers to call them his Dad’s “thoughts.” No one will ever know what his dad intended, but Ned took them and, with McAnally, turned them in to a variety of songs including his Dad as a co-writer. Four of those songs appear on Sagebrush including “Never Change,” “Cowboy Life,” “Forever A Cowboy” and “We Ain’t Got It All. ”
The entire collection of songs on Sagebrush mix together well and tell of the LeDoux history and his family values- from cowboys, ranching, the highway and the simplicity of living including the song “Better Part of Living” penned by McAnally and “Another Horse to Ride,” written by Larry Bastian and Vince Pasion, which fits perfectly in the story of Sagebrush.
In addition to his eight original songs, Ned’s passion for continuing and reintroducing his Dad’s music and life to a new generation of fans was helped when LeDoux’s friend and BBR Music Group recording artist Chase Rice called, out of the blue, and asked Ned if he wouldn’t mind if he recorded his Dad’s iconic signature song “This Cowboy’s Hat” for his upcoming album Lambs & Lions to be released on November 17. Ned loved the idea, and after recording it together both agreed to include on each of their upcoming albums.
Click HERE to learn more about Ned LeDoux and his inspiration for Sagebrush and carrying on his Dad’s legacy while at the same time forging his own.
Sagebrush Track Listing:
1) “Never Change”
2) “Cowboy Life”
3) “We Ain’t Got It All” (Ned LeDoux, Chris LeDoux, Mac McAnally)
4) “Some People Do” (Ned LeDoux, Will LeDoux, Mac McAnally)
5) “Brother Highway” (Ned LeDoux, Mark Sissel)
6) “Better Part of Living” (Mac McAnally)
7) “Forever a Cowboy” (Ned LeDoux, Chris LeDoux, Mac McAnally)
8) “By My Side” (Ned LeDoux, Mac McAnally)
9) “Another Horse To Ride” (Larry Bastian and Vince Pasion)
10) “Johnson County War” (Chris LeDoux)
11) “The Hawk” (Ned LeDoux)
12) “This Cowboy’s Hat” (Feat. Chase Rice) (Jake Brooks)