The Fallon Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair are just around the corner. Among the many entertainments in store during this year’s event is the highly anticipated Ned LeDoux performance on Saturday night, August 26. Thanks in part to the festival’s premier sponsor, CC Communications, this up-and-coming famous son will sing and play for what is sure to be a packed house.
Ned LeDoux has followed in the footsteps of his father and country music legend, Chris LeDoux. No stranger to the stage, he has opened for country music superstars like Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, and Texas music maverick Aaron Watson.
According to LeDoux, he started pursuing music at an early age. He began playing drums in junior high and then with his dad from 1995 until his father died in 2005. From there, he ventured out on his own. Much like his father, LeDoux’s roots are in cowboy life. He grew up on a ranch, which his family still owns outside Kaycee, WY. “I’m proud to carry on the tradition, and a lot of songs that I write are going to relate with songs that my dad wrote and recorded because I lived the same life,” says the young LeDoux in his biography. “That was my life, and it’s reflected in the songs I write. I just think back to those days working on a ranch and hanging out with my granddad, who taught me how to drive a tractor, work cows, and everything that is associated with ranching, but music has always been my dream.”
LeDoux’s first full-length album, “Sagebrush,” was released in 2016, following his first single, “Forever a Cowboy.” In 2019, he released “Next in Line” and, most recently, “Buckskin.” It appears that LeDoux has learned to keep good company. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Mac McAnally produced all of LeDoux’s albums and holds the record for the most Country Music Association Musician of the Year awards. According to LeDoux, McAnally also offers sound advice, “Just write about what you know. Write the truth because it comes out a lot easier, and people are going to believe you.’”
Setting his course, LeDoux has brought his unique energy, sound, and rhythm into his songs and performances while staying in tune with his cowboy heritage. “I’m writing my own story, and if people take a liking to it, that’s wonderful,” says LeDoux. “As long as I’m writing from the heart and writing about what I know, I can definitely listen back to it and be proud.”
But it’s not just about singing songs, playing guitar, and carrying on the family tradition, says LeDoux. He wants to connect through his music and have fun while doing it. One piece of motherly advice he still ascribes to - never forget where you came from and show respect to people no matter where you are. “I hope to inspire and show people, ‘Hey this old cowboy isn’t changing for nobody.’ I want people to know they should never give up on a dream. There’s always time. Just keep on going.”
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