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Cowboy Troy 
Background information Birth name Troy Lee Coleman III[1] Born December 18, 1970 Origin Victoria, Texas Genres Country rap Instruments Vocals Years active 2001–present Labels Warner Bros. Associated acts Big & Rich, Sarah Buxton, Vanilla Ice, Angela Hacker, MuzikMafia, M. Shadows Website CowboyTroy.com Troy Lee Coleman III (born December 18, 1970) is an American musician, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, who performs country rap. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership also includes Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and James Otto. He has released four studio albums and one EP, including two releases on Warner Bros. Records, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts.
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Biography
Troy graduated from Skyline High School in the Dallas Independent School District. He then attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a bachelors degree.[2] Prior to beginning his career as a singer, he worked as the assistant manager of a Dallas area Foot Locker.[2]
He got the name Cowboy Troy in college, after a friend used the name to distinguish the cowboy-hat-wearing Coleman from his other friends named Troy.[3]
Career
On May 17, 2005, Troy released his first major-label solo album, Loco Motive, through the RAYBAW records production label and the Warner Music Group distribution label.[4] The album debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The first single, "I Play Chicken with the Train," peaked at #48 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on April 9, 2005 and was the #1 country download at the iTunes Music Store on April 15, 2005.
As a Chevrolet promotion, Troy, Wilson, and Big & Rich released "Our America" as a free, time-limited download on July 1, 2005. They also performed the song live at the Boston Pops concert on July 4, 2005. "Our America" combines "The Star-Spangled Banner" with spoken word of parts of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of independence, Pledge of Allegiance and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. The song peaked at #44 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and appears as a bonus track on both Big & Rich's Comin' to Your City and Wilson's All Jacked Up albums.
Cowboy Troy released the single "If You Don't Wanna Love Me", a duet with Sarah Buxton. The single failed to chart, as did the follow-up, "My Last Yee Haw." A promotional single, titled "Hook 'Em Horns", was released on February 14, 2006 after his alma mater (Texas) won the national championship in football.
2006-present
Cowboy Troy co-hosted, with Jewel, the fifth season of Nashville Star on the USA Network and CMT Canada.[5]
Troy made a special appearance at the March 13, 2006 episode of WWE's RAW in Beaumont, Texas. He came to the announcer's table and helped announce for the match between superstars Edge and Goldust. His entrance music was "My Last Yee Haw." The April 30 episode of WWE's Raw, broadcast from Nashville, showed Troy in the crowd. The announcers mentioned him, and his duties hosting Nashville Star. In 2007, he released Black in the Saddle.
Troy parted ways with Warner Bros. Nashville in 2008.[6] He released Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions in 2009.
Cowboy Troy was cited as a featured guest artist on 2 tracks from the 2011 Vanilla Ice release titled WTF, which is available on iTunes.
Personal life
He and his wife Laura have been married for 5 years. They have triplets - Reece Jacob, John Reagan and Riley Joseph.[3]
Cowboy Troy performed at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.[7] He is a self-described black conservative and a member of the Republican Party who supported Senator John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election[3]
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US US
RapBeginner's Luck - Release date: 2002
- Label: self-released
— — — Loco Motive - Release date: May 17, 2005
- Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville
2 15 13 Black in the Saddle - Release date: June 5, 2007
- Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville
28 153 — Demolition Mission:
Studio Blue Sessions- Release date: September 15, 2009
- Label: CTMC/Winding Road
— — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Extended plays
Title Album details Hick-Hop Hysteria - Release date: 2001
- Label: self-released
Before You Knew My Name - Release date: June 2010
- Label: CTMC
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US US
Pop2005 "I Play Chicken with the Train" (with Big & Rich) 48 118 81 Loco Motive "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" (with Sarah Buxton) — — — "My Last Yee Haw" (with Big & Rich) — — — 2006 "El Tejano" — — — "Hook 'Em Horns" — — — single only 2007 "Hick Chick" (with Angela Hacker) — — — Black in the Saddle 2009 "Cash in the Cookie Jar" — — — Demolition Mission 2010 "New Sheriff" — — — singles only "Ballad of Cherokee Bill" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Other charted songs
Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US Country 2005 "Our America" Big & Rich (with Gretchen Wilson) 44 Comin' to Your City Music videos
Year Video Director 2005 "I Play Chicken With the Train" Deaton-Flanigen "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" Shaun Silva "My Last Yee Haw" Kristin Barlowe 2007 "Hick Chick" Shaun Silva References
- ^ Full name per ASCAP database
- ^ a b Cowboy Troy Bucks Country Rolling Stone Magazine "When the song took off last year, Troy had to leave his job at a Dallas Foot Locker store to tour with the duo, which was opening for Tim McGraw." May 05, 2005
- ^ a b c Washington Times: Q&A With Cowboy Troy
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Cowboy Troy biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p700245. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Jewel Takes a Shine to 'Nashville Star', Singer joins Cowboy Troy as co-host Zap2it.com September 27, 2006
- ^ Country Rosters Remain Stable Despite Sales Downturn
- ^ New York Times - Checking Out the Parties’ Parties
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Nashville Star Hosts Nancy O'Dell (2003-2004) · LeAnn Rimes (2005) · Wynonna (2006) · Jewel (2007) · Billy Ray Cyrus (2008)Co-Hosts Judges Robert K. Oermann (2003) · Tracy Gershon (2003-2004) · Charlie Robison (2003) · Billy Greenwood (2004) · The Warren Brothers (2004) · Phil Vassar (2005-2006) · Anastasia Brown (2005-2007) · Bret Michaels (2005) · Randy Owen (2007) · Blake Shelton (2007) · John Rich (2008) · Jewel (2008) · Jeffrey Steele (2008)Winners Other contestants John Arthur Martinez · Miranda Lambert · George Canyon · Jason Meadows · Whitney Duncan · Sean Patrick McGraw · Justin Gaston · Coffey AndersonNetworks Related articles Categories:- 1970 births
- African American rappers
- American country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Musicians from Dallas, Texas
- People from Victoria, Texas
- Rappers from Texas
- Warner Bros. Records artists
- Rappers from Dallas, Texas
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