NASHVILLE, TN – Ned LeDoux performed on Friday night’s Grand Ole Opry to celebrate the release of his third full-length album, Buckskin, available now at all digital retailers. To order Buckskin, click HERE.
It was a special night for LeDoux as he told the audience the last time he performed on the Opry House stage was with his dad, Chris, 23 years ago. LeDoux was joined onstage by his friend/producer, the award-winning Mac McAnally to perform on both “The Mountain” and “Upside Of The Ground,” which McAnally wrote and is included on Buckskin. McAnally had originally written the song for LeDoux’s dad, Chris, for what would be Chris’s last studio album, Horsepower. On the first day of tracking Chris felt they had all the songs they needed for that album, so McAnally shelved the song without playing it for Chris, and 18 years later he pulled it out for Ned to record for Buckskin.
LeDoux has released three songs from the album leading up to the album release, including “The Mountain,” “Upside Of The Ground” and “Only Need One” which have garnered rave reviews and features on LeDoux in One Country, Wide Open Country, The Boot, EverythingNASH, Digital Journal, Cowboy Lifestyle Network, Wrangler Network, 650 WSM “Coffee, Country & Cody”, Music Row, Music Mayhem Magazine with upcoming features coming in American Songwriter, FORBES, Country Rebel, “Sundays with Seely” on Sirius XM Willie’s Roadhouse and more.
Buckskin, produced by his long-time friend/producer, award-winning Mac McAnally, includes 12 songs, eight of which LeDoux wrote or co-wrote. Buckskin leaves no doubt that LeDoux knows where he came from and is proud to carry on the LeDoux name. Buckskin, like his first two albums Sagebrush and Next In Line, continues his steadfast love of carrying on the traditions, music, values and the cowboy way of life passed down to him by his mom and dad, Peggy and Chris LeDoux.
LeDoux released a lyric video for “The Mountain” HERE in tandem with the song release in December, which he partnered with Country Now for the exclusive premiere.
LeDoux continues to keep his dad’s legacy and music alive. In addition to his eight original songs on Buckskin, LeDoux has included Chris’s self-penned iconic “He Rides The Wild Horses,” one of his favorite songs his dad ever wrote. “On every album I put out I’m always going to record one of my dad’s songs,” he says. “For the Buckskin album, I decided to go with ‘He Rides The Wild Horses.’ This has definitely got to be one of my top five favorite songs that he’s written, and I think it fits perfectly following “The Buckskin” poem. I really love this song.”
Buckskin Track Listing:
1) “The Mountain” Ned LeDoux
2) “Open Road” Ned LeDoux, Mark Sissel
3) “Only Need One” Andy Albert, Rodney Clawson, Jimmy Robbins
4) “Hey Hey” Ned LeDoux
5) “This Ain’t My First Rodeo” Chad Roland, Joe Hash
6) “Upside Of The Ground” Mac McAnally
7) “Cards In San Antone” Ned LeDoux, Mark Sissel
8) “The Buckskin” Ned LeDoux
9) “He Rides The Wild Horses” Chris LeDoux
10) “Rodeo Dreams” Ned LeDoux, Clay LeDoux
11) “Cowboy Is His Name” Ned LeDoux
12) “Damn Good Cowboy” Ned LeDoux, Willy Braun
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