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Infobox musical artist|name =Cowboy Troy|image =Cowboy Troy-blueshirt-whitehat.jpg|background =solo_singer|birth_name =Troy Lee Coleman IIIFull name per ASCAP database|birth_date =birth date and age|1970|12|18|origin = Victoria, Texas |instrument = Vocals |genre = Country rap |years_active =2001present|label = Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. |associated_acts = Big & Rich , Sarah Buxton (singer)|Sarah Buxton , Vanilla Ice , Angela Hacker , MuzikMafia , M. Shadows |website = http://www.cowboytroy.com/ CowboyTroy.com Troy Lee Coleman III (born December 18, 1970) is an United States|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 (magazine)|Billboard country singles charts.
Biography
Troy graduated from Skyline High School (Dallas)|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 assistant manager of a Dallas, Texas|Dallas area Foot Locker, Inc.|Foot Locker . http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cowboytroy/articles/story/7287948/cowboy_troy_bucks_country 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
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. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/17/cowboy-troy/ Washington Times: Q& A With Cowboy Troy
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.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p700245|pure_url=yes |title=Cowboy Troy biography |accessdate=2008-01-03 |last=Jeffries |first=David |work= Allmusic The album debuted at #2 on Billboard Magazine|Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The first single, "I Play Chicken with the Train," peaked at #48 on Billboard Magazine|Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on April 9, 2005 and was the #1 country download at the iTunes Store|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 United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution , Declaration of Independence (United States)|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 (singer)|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 ( 2005 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas ) 2006 Rose Bowl|won the national championship in American football|football .
2006-present
Cowboy Troy co-hosted, with Jewel (singer)|Jewel , the fifth season of Nashville Star on the USA Network and Country Music Television Canada|CMT Canada . http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jewelnashvillestarhost,0,4310878.story Jewel Takes a Shine to 'Nashville Star', Singer joins Cowboy Troy as co-host Zap2it.com September 27, 2006
Troy made a special appearance at the March 13, 2006 episode of WWE Raw|WWE's RAW in Beaumont, Texas . He came to the announcer's table and helped announce for the match between superstars Adam Copeland|Edge and Dustin Rhodes|Goldust . His entrance music was "My Last Yee Haw." The April 30 episode of WWE's Raw , broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee|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. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1606224/country-rosters-remain-stable-despite-sales-downturn.jhtml Country Rosters Remain Stable Despite Sales Downturn He released Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions in 2009.
Cowboy Troy was cited as a featured guest artist on two tracks from the 2011 Vanilla Ice release titled WTF (album)|WTF , which is available on iTunes .
Troy appeared on the May 21 and 22, 2012 finale of Season 14 of the U.S. television show Dancing With the Stars , performing "I Play Chicken With the Train."
Personal life
He and his wife Laura have been married for 5 years. They have triplets - Reece Jacob, John Reagan and Riley Joseph.
Cowboy Troy performed at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota . http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/checking-out-the-parties-parties/ New York Times - Checking Out the Parties Parties He is a self-described Black conservatism in the United States|black conservative and a member of the Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party who supported United States Senate|Senator John McCain in the 2008 U.S. presidential election
Discography
Studio albums
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''Beginner's Luck
Release date: 2002
Label: self-released
Loco Motive
Release date: May 17, 2005
Label: Raybaw/ Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville
Nashville Star Persondata | NAME = Troy Lee Coleman III | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Cowboy Troy | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Singer | DATE OF BIRTH = December 18, 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Victoria, Texas | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Cowboy Troy Category:1970 births Category:African American rappers Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Dallas, Texas Category:People from Victoria, Texas Category:Rappers from Texas Category:Warner Bros. Records artists Category:Rappers from Dallas, Texas
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