A life size and a half bronze statue celebrating the life and legacy of the American music and rodeo legend Chris LeDoux, titled "Good Ride Cowboy," by sculptor D. Michael Thomas. Photo courtesy of dmichaelthomas.com.
Five years after his death, country singer and rodeo icon Chris LeDoux will be permanently memorialized with a bronze sculpture and the renaming of a Wyoming park next month.
A 13-foot statue of Chris riding a horse named Stormy Weather will be unveiled June 19 in Kaycee, Wyo., as the city officially dedicates Chris LeDoux Park. Sculpted by D. Michael Thomas, the statue is dubbed “Good Ride Cowboy,” in honor of the 2005 Garth Brooks single. Written in part by Jerrod Niemann, the song paid homage to Chris, whose biggest musical years were intermingled with Garth’s career. Garth tipped a hat to Chris in the lyrics to his 1989 hit “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” and Chris’ only Top 10 single came with the Garth-penned “Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy.”
The Kaycee park will include a walkway that features Chris’ boot prints leading visitors into the grounds. The prints fade as they close in on the statue. Chris’ band, Western Underground, will deliver an afternoon performance the day of the dedication.
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