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I can remember sittin in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin until somebody got done so I could finish what they left.

Chris LeDoux

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Chris LeDoux
Age: 56 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 2
Died: 2005
Died: March 9
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Biloxi
Mississippi
Left
Waitin
Remember
Sittin
Firsts
Cafe
First
Rodeo
Done
Cafes
Finish
Started
Somebody

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