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Cowboy Troy Wiki Information
Troy Lee Coleman III
(born December 18, 1970 in Victoria, Texas) 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. [ Prior to beginning his career as a singer, he worked as the manager of a Dallas area Foot Locker. [1]
]
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. [2]
Also, as stated by the cowboy in the Big & Rich song "Rollin'"
, Troy is 6 foot 4 inches tall.
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. [3] 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. [4]
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
.
Troy parted ways with Warner Bros. Nashville in 2008. [5]
Personal Life
He and his wife Laura have been married for five years. They have triplets - Reece Jacob, John Reagan and Riley Joseph. [2]
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 Sen. John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election [2]
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
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US Country
| US
| US Rap
| CAN Country
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2002
| Beginner's Luck
- Released: 2002
- Label: self-released
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| —
| —
| —
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2003
| Vintage
- Released: 2003
- Label: self-released
| —
| —
| —
| —
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2005
| Loco Motive
- Released: May 17, 2005
- Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
| 2
| 15
| 13
| 13
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2007
| Black in the Saddle
- Released: June 5, 2007
- Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville
| 28
| 153
| —
| —
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2009
| Demolition Mission
- To Be Released
- Label: TBA
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"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released
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EPs
Year
| Album details
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2001
| Hick-Hop Hysteria
- Released: 2001
- Label: self-released
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| Album
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US Country
| US
| US Pop
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2005
| "I Play Chicken with the Train" (with Big & Rich)
| 48
| 118
| 81
| Loco Motive
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"If You Don't Wanna Love Me" (with Sarah Buxton)
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| —
| —
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"My Last Yee Haw" (with Big & Rich)
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2006
| "El Tejano"
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| —
| —
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"Hook 'Em Horns"
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| —
| —
| non-album song
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2007
| "Hick Chick" (with Angela Hacker)
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| —
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| Black in the Saddle
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2009
| "Cash In The Cookie Jar"
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| Demolition Mission
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released
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Other charted songs
Year
| Single
| Artist
| US Country
| Album
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2005
| "Our America"
| Big & Rich (with Gretchen Wilson)
| 44
| Comin' to Your City
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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2005
| "I Play Chicken With the Train"
| Deaton-Flanigen
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"If You Don't Wanna Love Me"
| Shaun Silva
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"My Last Yee Haw"
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2007
| "Hick Chick"
| Shaun Silva
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References
- 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
- Washington Times: Q&A With Cowboy Troy
- Cowboy Troy biography
- 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
- Washington Times: Q&A With Cowboy Troy
- New York Times - Checking Out the Parties’ Parties
- Washington Times: Q&A With Cowboy Troy
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