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"Rodeo" is a song written by Larry Bastian and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in August 1991 as the first single from his album Ropin' the Wind . It peaked at number three on the U.S. country chart but reached number one on the Canadian country chart.
The lyrics leave the listener to decide if the Cowboy was neglectful of his love, or if she gave up on him for another, who was not a rodeo man. The last verse of the song repeats the first. The soulful fiddle solo at the end of the song is one of the signatures of the song.
Ian Tyson's 'Someday Soon' [which,] from the perspective of the rodeo cowboy's female lover,... recounts the strong pull that the rodeo holds on the young man who 'loves his damned old rodeos as much as he loves' her. Thus, adhering to his cowboy code, this rodeo man is indeed a stereotypical wandering cowboy, following his passion for horses ...
Lead single "Rodeo Man" was a song presented to Brooks by Ronnie Dunn and the two recorded it as a duet for this album. [1] To promote the release, Brooks did in-person visits to Bass Pro Shops. [4] “St Paul/Minneapolis (A True Story)” was inspired by an actual encounter Brooks had with a stranger. [5]
The lyrics describe a woman who "just went crazy" after her husband decides to participate in a rodeo against her wishes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and is killed in the bull riding event after he "drew a bull no man could ride". The grieving woman, distraught that her last words to her husband were "I don't give a damn if you never come back from ...
The song has been covered by numerous artists, including rodeo champion Chris LeDoux in 1975 on his album Life as a Rodeo Man, Asleep at the Wheel and John Arthur Martinez on his 2004 album Lone Starry Night. South Texas recording artist Clifton Jansky from San Antonio recorded the song in November 1979 in Ludwig Studios in Houston, Texas.
With nine albums of working man's anthems, the son of Bandera became one of the most successful Americana artists to come from Central Texas. Charlie Robison, self-proclaimed 'bad boy of country ...
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 career, LeDoux recorded 36 albums (many self-released), which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007.