Christopher Lee LeDoux (October 2, 1948 – March 9, 2005) was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor, and hall of fame rodeo champion.

During his junior year at Eastern New Mexico University, LeDoux won the Intercollegiate National bareback riding championship.

After recording his songs in a friend's basement, LeDoux "began selling his tapes at rodeo events out of the back of his pickup truck".

[5][3] In 1976, LeDoux won the world bareback riding championship at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City.

[3] Winning the championship gave LeDoux more credibility with music audiences, as he now had proof that the cowboy songs he wrote were authentic.

In 1989, however, he shot to national prominence when he was mentioned in Garth Brooks' top-10 country hit "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)".

For the 35th annual Grammy Awards in 1992, the single track "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" was nominated for Best Country Vocal Collaboration.

[3] Toward the end of his career, LeDoux began recording material written by other artists, which he attributed to the challenge of composing new lyrics.

[13] In late 2005, Brooks briefly emerged from retirement to record "Good Ride Cowboy" as a tribute to LeDoux.

Friends have also collaborated to produce an annual rodeo, art show, and concert in Casper, Wyoming to honor LeDoux's memory.

The art show features sculpture and sketches that LeDoux completed for friends; none of his works were ever officially exhibited before his death.

[9] Artist and sculptor D. Michael Thomas created a one-and-a-half times life-size sculpture of Chris LeDoux during his 1976 World Championship ride on Stormy Weather.

The statue, called "Good Ride Cowboy", is on display at the Chris LeDoux Memorial Park in his hometown of Kaycee, Wyoming.

In 2010, Robert Royston created One Ride, a music and dance production that tells the story of the rodeo cowboy.

[21] Fellow musical artist Garth Brooks and Chris's son Ned LeDoux attended the unveiling.