Captiol Records Releases Chris LeDoux, AFTER THE STORM, April 9th.Entertainment Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 8, 2002 Singing cowboy extraordinaire ex·tra·or·di·naire adj. Extraordinary: a jazz singer extraordinaire. [French, from Old French, from Latin extra Chris LeDoux will release a new album, After The Storm on April 9. LeDoux began the album after his recovery from a serious health crisis. Diagnosed in the summer of 2000 with primary sclerosing cholangitis Primary sclerosing cholangitis A chronic disease in which it is believed that the immune system fails to recognize the cells that compose the bile ducts as part of the same body, and attempts to destroy them. , a disease that can lead to liver failure liver failure Clinical medicine Liver insufficiency that results in death, requires a liver transplant, or is characterized by recovery after encephalopathy, or while awaiting a transplant; also defined as a condition with ≥ 3 of following: albumin < 3. , the fit and active cowboy found himself weakened and facing a fight for his life. The news got worse when doctors told him he had to have a liver transplant as soon as possible. In October 2000, a match came through and he went through transplant surgery. Naturally, the experience gave him a new perspective when putting together After The Storm. Though the songs cover a full range of styles and emotions, a strong feeling of contentment comes through on all of them. "I always was one who didn't take things for granted," he explains. "But I think I do appreciate things more now. The small moments of joy that we find each day are so much more precious now than when I looked at them before." Produced by Mac MacAnally and Alan Schulman, After The Storm includes a duet with Garth Brooks ("Some Things Never Change") and the first rodeo song that LeDoux ever wrote (the rousing rodeo romp "Bareback bare·back also bare·backed adv. & adj. On a horse or other animal with no saddle: rode bareback; a bareback rider. Jack," which will be the first single from the album.) LeDoux, a rodeo champion turned country singer known for his rollicking rol·lick·ing adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol live shows and his poetic songs about life in the west, recorded 22 albums on his own, before signing with Capitol Records. His second album for the label, Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy? was certified gold in 1993. The Best of Chris LeDoux was certified gold in 1997, and 20 Greatest Hits went gold in 2001. Since signing with Capitol, LeDoux has released 12 albums, and sold nearly six million records. In addition to releasing his new album this week, Chris will make his debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio show, it was first broadcast in 1925 on Nashville's WSM as an amateur showcase. on Friday night. He will make his Opry television debut on Saturday night on Opry Live on CMT CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist. CMT abbr. Certified Medical Transcriptionist CMT California mastitis test. . (Check local listing for times.) |
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