Tough is an adjective and may describe:

Toughness, the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed

Machismo, prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity

Emotional resilience

Tough may also refer to:

People[link]

Allen Tough (b.1936), Canadian academic

Dave Tough (1907–48), jazz drummer

The Krankies, Ian and Janette Tough

Kathy Tough, (b.1969) Canadian volleyball player

Kelly Tough (b.1967), Canadian model and actress

Paul Tough, Canadian writer

Jim Barry, aka "Tough Barry", (c.1891–1967), Cork hurling coach

Music[link]

''Tough'' (John Mayall album)

''Tough'' (Kurtis Blow album)

''Tough'' (Wishbone Ash album)

''Tough!'', 1966 album by Art Blakey

"Tough" (Craig Morgan song)

"Tough" (Kellie Pickler song)

"Tough", 1960 single by The Bill Smith Combo

Other[link]

Kirkton of Tough, settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

''Tough'' (manga)

''The Tough'', 1957 Egyptian film

T-ough Press, underground Russian publisher

Single Speed Arizona

See also [link]

Tuff

Tough movement, in formal syntax, movement of the object in construction like "the problem is tough to solve"

Name	Kellie Pickler
Birth name	Kellie Dawn Pickler
Background	solo_singer
Birth date	June 28, 1986
Origin	Albemarle, North Carolina, United States
Genre	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2005–present
Label	BNA / 19 Recordings
Website	Official Kellie Pickler Site }}

Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show ''American Idol'', eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing her debut album, ''Small Town Girl'', later that year. To date, it has sold over 800,000 copies. The album, which was certified gold by the RIAA, produced three singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts: "Red High Heels" at number fifteen, "I Wonder" at number fourteen, and "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" at number sixteen. She released her self-titled second album in Fall 2008 and has produced the singles "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at number twenty-one, "Best Days of Your Life" at number nine (which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift and her first Top 10 hit), "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at number fourteen, and "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" at number thirty. In 2012, she was ranked as the 14th best ''American Idol'' alumna.

Early life[link]

Pickler was born at Stanly Memorial Hospital in Albemarle, North Carolina,, a small town near Charlotte, to Cynthia Morton and Clyde "Bo" Raymond Pickler, Jr. Her mother left when Kellie was 2. Her mother returned and took custody of Kellie for two years.After this the court returned Kellie to her grandparents when she was 12, as her father was in and out of jail during her childhood. From this age to adulthood she was raised by her grandparents. She cites the major influences in her life as her grandfather, Clyde Raymond Pickler, Sr., a former electrician, and grandmother Faye Pickler. Pickler graduated in 2004 from North Stanly High School in New London, North Carolina. She was a cheerleader and beauty queen. She sang "On the Side of Angels" by LeAnn Rimes at her high school graduation.

She worked as a waitress at a Sonic Drive-In franchise and, in 2005, she made an appearance on WSOC-TV's ''Gimme the Mike! Charlotte'' contest. She finished in second place. She participated in the Miss America circuit and won the "Miss Stanly County" pageant at age 17 and subsequently competed for Miss North Carolina 2004. She dropped out and later focused on paralegal studies.

''American Idol''[link]

The 19-year-old Pickler auditioned for ''American Idol'' in the fall of 2005 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She sang both Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing". The judges sent her to Hollywood. Pickler advanced through the semi-final rounds in February. On March 9, she reached the Top 12.

Pickler was among judge Simon Cowell's favorites. He once predicted Pickler would be in the final three, and said he preferred her over the previous season's winner, Carrie Underwood. Recognized for her "quirky" personality and Southern charm, Pickler gained attention on the show by saying that she had hardly ever performed before real audiences, and by mispronouncing words. She was compared to Jessica Simpson in a March 27 story in ''US Weekly'' magazine titled "Kellie: The Next Jessica Simpson", due to her "sweet Southern style and ditzy demeanor". Pickler has stated several times that she was not heavily exposed to modern pop culture.

Performances and results (during voting weeks)[link]

! Week #	! Theme	! Song choice	! Original artist	! Result
Top 24 (12 Women)	N/A	"How Far"	Martina McBride	Safe
Top 20 (10 Women)	N/A		Bonnie Raitt	Safe
Top 16 (8 Women)	N/A	"I'm the Only One"	Melissa Etheridge	Safe
Top 12	Stevie Wonder	"Blame It on the Sun"	Stevie Wonder	Safe
Top 11	The 1950s	"Walkin' After Midnight"	Patsy Cline	Safe
Top 10	Songs from The 21st Century	"Suds in the Bucket"	Sara Evans	Safe
Top 9			Bobbie Gentry	Safe
Top 8		"Bohemian Rhapsody"	Queen	Safe
Top 7	Great American Songbook	"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"	Vivienne Segal	Safe
Top 6	Love songs	"Unchained Melody"	Todd Duncan	Eliminated

Post-''Idol'' career[link]

After her elimination, she appeared in numerous shows promoting the TV show and performed the song "Walkin' After Midnight" in some of her appearances.

On May 6, 2006, she returned to Albemarle, North Carolina, for a parade and a reunion with her father. She received a key to the city from the mayor of Albemarle. The mayor also proclaimed the day as "Kellie Pickler Day". Pickler also received numerous awards from local and statewide government officials praising her accomplishments as a contestant on the ''American Idol'' television show.

Pickler pursued her recording aspirations in Nashville, Tennessee, shortly thereafter. On July 17, 2006, she signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/BNA Records. She later announced it herself on ''The View''. She was part of the ''American Idols LIVE! Tour 2006'', performing for three months in various cities. During that period, Pickler worked on her album in collaboration with top industry experts in different cities wherever the tour took her.

2006–2007: ''Small Town Girl''[link]

Her first single, "Red High Heels", debuted on September 13, 2006, and its music video was officially released on October 20, 2006. It received a nomination for the CMT Video Awards for "Breakthrough Video of the Year".

Her debut album, ''Small Town Girl'', released on October 31, 2006, topped Billboard's Top Country Albums and landed at number nine on Billboard Top 200 selling over 79,000 copies in its first week, making Pickler the highest-selling first-week sales for a new artist in 2006. The album includes five songs that Pickler co-wrote with songwriters Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, and Karyn Rochelle.

On January 18, 2007, Pickler co-hosted ''The View'' and was presented with a gold record by Rosie O'Donnell, certifying that her album has reached the 500,000 sales mark. She also performed her second single "I Wonder", which is a personal song about her absent relationship with her mother, Cynthia Morton. It was the first performance of the song on national TV.

Pickler was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist" for the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards.

She was also part of Brad Paisley's "Bonfires & Amplifiers" concert tour from April 2007 through October as one of the opening acts. The tour was booked in at least 37 cities across North America including a couple of stops in Canada.

Pickler appeared in country music artist Brad Paisley's music video "Online" in 2007.

On September 2007, Pickler released a version of "Santa Baby" for a Christmas country compilation. A month later, at the ASCAP Awards in Nashville, Pickler received a songwriter award for co-writing her debut single "Red High Heels". She performed her second single, "I Wonder", at the 2007 CMA Awards. During the performance, she was visibly overcome with emotion and struggled to even finish the song before bursting into tears. The performance received a standing ovation. She was also nominated for the Horizon Award. The performance led her to receive 3 CMT awards the following April.

In November 2007, Pickler appeared on a Celebrity Edition of the quiz show ''Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?'', playing for the charities of her choice (American Red Cross and the AARP's Grandparenting Program). Worth a guaranteed $25,000, she was asked, "Budapest is the capital of what European country?". She replied, "This might be a stupid question… I thought Europe ''was'' a country." She voiced that it might be a place where people spoke French, and then was repeatedly confused as to whether France really was a country or not. When told the answer was Hungary, she did not believe the host. She said, "Hungry? That's a country? I've heard of Turkey, but Hungry? I've never heard of it." Thanks to the classmate saving her, she was able to pass the $25,000 mark and went on to win $50,000 before walking away; had she not been saved, she would have left with nothing at all. While on her first USO concert tour in Iraq, Pickler met a few people from Budapest, Hungary, who presented her with a flag of their country.

2008–2010: ''Kellie Pickler''[link]

While "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" was climbing the country charts (it eventually reached number sixteen), Pickler returned to the studio to record her second studio album for 19 Recordings/BNA Records. She performed the debut single, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" at the ACM Awards on May 18, 2008 and received a good response from the audience. She was nominated for "Top New Female Vocalist", but the award went to Taylor Swift.

"Don't You Know You're Beautiful" was released to radio in June 2008 and was a Top 25 hit for Pickler, peaking eventually at number twenty-one. Her second album, ''Kellie Pickler'', was released on September 30, 2008 and debuted at the top of the country chart, as well as number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 43,000 copies in its first week. It matched the debuting spots of her first album, ''Small Town Girl''.

On November 12, 2008, Pickler performed the second single off her album, "Best Days of Your Life" at the CMA Awards. She was also nominated for "New Artist Of The Year" for the second year in a row, but lost to Lady Antebellum. "Best Days of Your Life" made its radio debut in November 2008, and debuted at number 56. The song climbed very slowly up the chart, but ended up becoming Pickler's first Top 10 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart. After nearly 40 weeks on the chart, the song peaked at number nine in August 2009. A music video was made by Roman White, featuring Taylor Swift, who co-wrote and sang background harmony vocals on the song.

Pickler was nominated for "Female Video Of The Year" at the 2009 CMT Music Awards for "Don't You Know You're Beautiful". She lost once again to Swift. She also presented the award for "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video Of The Year" with ''Idol'' judge Randy Jackson.

Pickler accompanied Swift on the first leg of her Fearless Tour 2009. In June, she launched her first ever headline concert tour in promotion of her self-titled album. On October 8, it was announced that Pickler will be part of the second leg of ''Fearless Tour''.

"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You", a re-recording from Picklers' first album ''Small Town Girl'', was released as the album's third single on August 30, 2009. The song debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, and became her fifth Top 20 hit, peaking at number fourteen in February 2010.

On October 26, Pickler won the title of Country Weekly's poll of most beautiful woman in country music for the second year in a row. Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood were the second and third places, respectively.

"Making Me Fall In Love Again" was released as the album's fourth single on April 19, 2010. It debuted at number 53 and peaked at number 30.

2011–present: ''100 Proof''[link]

It was announced that Pickler's third album will be produced by Frank Liddell, known for producing country artist Miranda Lambert's albums. "Tough" was released on June 13, 2011 as the lead-off single to Pickler's third album, ''100 Proof'', which was released on January 24, 2012.

Personal life[link]

Pickler's father, whom she describes as an alcoholic and drug addict, served a three-year, nine-month prison sentence at Florida State Prison for aggravated assault and battery stemming from a 2003 stabbing incident. He was released on May 6, 2006, a week after her elimination from ''Idol''.

Pickler's mother was repeatedly charged with writing bad checks and was convicted in 1988 for passing a forged prescription for Valium at the Albemarle Wal-Mart, where she worked. The day after Pickler's second birthday, her parents split up. A year later, in July 1989, her mother vanished. When her father would get locked up, Pickler would live with her grandparents, outside Albemarle, which is 45 miles northeast of Charlotte. In 1992, her mother returned to Albemarle, but rarely made contact with her daughter Kellie. But in March 1995, with Bo Pickler in prison for armed robbery, her mother was granted custody. Kellie was in the fourth grade. "She got custody of me for two years," Kellie said in a February 2006 interview with The Observer. "During that time, she was physically and mentally abusive of me." In a 1997 court filing, Kellie's grandparents said her mother had moved to Union County with the girl and treated the child harshly. The court restored custody to the grandparents. Her mother vanished again, and Kellie hasn't heard from her since. In an April 2006 interview with NBC Kellie said "One thing that's so important in life is we learn to forgive others. I ask the Lord every day to forgive me for my sins and for things that I've done wrong. And who am I to not forgive someone for what they've done?" said Kellie. "I have forgiven her. I know that I haven't spoken to her in years and I probably wouldn't know her if I saw her. But she's my mother and she's a person. God tells us to love everyone. And I love her. She's my mother."

On February 26, 2007, she met her personal 'idol' and strongest influence, the country music superstar Dolly Parton. The surprise was arranged by Sony BMG Nashville chairman Joe Galante.

In 2007, Pickler was in a relationship with Nashville Predators player Jordin Tootoo and visited his family in Nunavut. Later that year, the two broke up.

Pickler's best friend has been Summer Miller, who Pickler met when they were teen pageant hopefuls. Pickler is close friends with ''American Idol'' fourth season winner Carrie Underwood, country pop singer Taylor Swift, the latter of whom co-wrote Pickler's second single "Best Days of Your Life" from her album ''Kellie Pickler'', with her ''American Idol'' roommate Katharine McPhee, for whom she was a bridesmaid at McPhee's 2008 wedding and also with songwriter Aimee Mayo.

In June 2008, she joined close friend Carrie Underwood, a long-time vegetarian, in giving up eating meat. Pickler says she first decided to go vegetarian for health reasons, but a TV ad that vegetarian Pamela Anderson did for animal rights group PETA piqued her curiosity. "One night I couldn't sleep and I was up and just Googling random stuff and I'm like, 'Hmmm, PETA.' I saw all the videos and I just thought it was horrible. It's animal cruelty. A lot of it has to do with knowing what happens to the animals and it really bothered me and so I will not eat meat." In May 2009, it was announced that Pickler was nominated and won the title of "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA.

After two and a half years of dating, Pickler became engaged to songwriter Kyle Jacobs on June 15, 2010, the day of her late grandmother's birthday, after he proposed on a beach at sunset. Pickler and Jacobs eloped on January 1, 2011 in a "small, intimate ceremony on a private island in the Caribbean".

Philanthropy[link]

Pickler actively supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where she helps raise funds and gives kids special visits. She also participates in charitable events to help raise funds for various organizations. She has performed to help raise funds for the "N.C. Children's PROMISE" to benefit the Children's Hospital on Nov. 12, 2006, to help refurbish the Hurricane Katrina damaged NFL Youth Education Towns Boys & Girls Club of New Orleans on December 16, 2006, visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on January 12, 2007, and visited Pennington Elementary School on February 1, 2007. “When you’re able to give back to your communities and organizations like St. Jude, it’s a great thing,” Pickler said. “It’s been a great experience, and I encourage anyone and everyone to help.”

Pickler was part of a Country and Western artist studded online auction for charity by Mario Magro: Kiss for a Cause Foundation Celebrity Auction held June 15–25, 2007, in support of orphaned and abandoned children. The event auctioned off celebrity lip prints and signatures pressed on the inside of Mario Magro Crystal Le Coop handbags at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

In 2007 she appeared on a charity episode of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" On the episode, she missed a question about the location of Budapest, and in her conversation with Jeff Foxworthy revealed that she thought Europe was a country and was not sure about the status of France.

She has participated in three USO tours. The first, in late 2007 and early 2008, took her to Iraq; the second, in December 2008, included stops in Germany, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and England. In January 2010, Pickler made stops in Iraq and Kuwait on a 10-day tour with Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson. The three country stars "played remote bases on the front lines of the war zone, and the sound of gun fire became their frequent companion at night."

In early August 2009, Pickler participated in ABC's ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'''s rebuilding of James Terpenning's family home in Beavercreek, Ohio. Pickler performed a free concert at the home, and helped during reconstruction.

Discography[link]

;Albums

2006: ''Small Town Girl''

2008: ''Kellie Pickler''

2012: ''100 Proof''

Awards and nominations [link]

+ Awards and nominations
! Year	! Presenter	! Award	! Result
2011		Female Country Artist
2010		Songwriter award for "Best Days of Your Life" (most performed country songs of the year)
	Female Video of the Year: "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
Collaborative Video of the Year: "Best Days of Your Life" (with Taylor Swift)
	Female Artist Single of the Year: "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
Female Music Video: "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
! 2009	CMT Music Awards	Female Video of The Year: "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
2008		Breakthrough Video of The Year: "I Wonder"
Tearjerker Video of The Year: "I Wonder"
Performance of The Year: "I Wonder @ CMA Awards"
	Top New Female Vocalist of The Year
Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
2007	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of The Year: "Red High Heels"
	Top New Female Vocalist Of The Year
Country Music Association Awards	Horizon Award
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers	Songwriter award for "Red High Heels" (most performed country songs of the year)

Tours[link]

''Still Feels Good Tour'' (2007) with Rascal Flatts

''Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour'' (2007–2008) with Brad Paisley

''Love on the Inside Tour'' (2008) with Sugarland

''Fearless Tour'' (2009–2010) with Taylor Swift

''American Living Unstoppable Tour'' (2010) with Rascal Flatts

''Nothing Like This Tour'' (2010) with Rascal Flatts

References[link]

External links[link]

Official website

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Name	New Boyz
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Hesperia, California, United States
Genre	Hip hop, rap, jerkin
Years active	2008–present
Associated acts	Chris Brown, Tyga, Ray J, Iyaz, Big Sean, The Cataracs, Dev, Yellow Bone Cherry , Young Cam
Label	Shotty, Asylum, Warner Bros.
Website	www.thenewboyz.com
Current members	Legacy Ben J}}

New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo consisting of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin (born October 13, 1991) and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas (born October 12, 1991) from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album ''Skinny Jeanz and a Mic'', released in September 2009. The song peaked in the top thirty of the Billboard Hot 100, and it was the first song to bring the jerkin' style to the national forefront. A second single, "Tie Me Down" featuring Ray J, was also successful and peaked in the top thirty. In May 2011, their second studio album, ''Too Cool to Care'', was released. It includes the top 40 hits "Backseat", featuring The Cataracs and Dev, and "Better with the Lights Off" featuring Chris Brown. The New Boyz have also been featured on Hot Chelle Rae's song "I Like It Like That", which peaked at #28 on the Hot 100.

Biography[link]

The two were originally rivals, but became friends over a common interest in music. Dominic began rapping at the age of eight after watching a music video by Bow Wow, but Benjamin did not have plans to pursue a musical career, instead, he intended to play football at San Diego State University. However, Benjamin decided to focus more on music after he discovered that Dominic was achieving success in rapping. With their October birthdays only a day apart, they pooled their gift money to buy recording equipment. Dominic then taught himself how to make beats for the group's songs with a computer program called Fruity Loops, saying "I had to teach myself. We didn’t want to pay for beats." After Thomas transferred to a new school, they decided to form a group. With Benjamin being "Ben J" and Thomas being "Legacy", they began performing together as the Swagger Boyz on July 4, 2008. and created a MySpace page to promote their self-published single "Colorz". In 2009, New Boyz performed at a basketball game for Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, CA.

Discography[link]

Mixtapes[link]

''Foolie Tape'' (2012) 1.FM$ ( Prod By Legacy ) #FXS 2.Rain Dance ft Cory Gunz ( Prod By C P Dubb ) #FXS 3.Bars ( Prod By Legacy ) #FXS 4.Kim #FXS 5.Starters ( Prod By C P Dubb ) #FXS 6.Closure ft Tinashe ( Prod By J.LBS ) #FXS 7.Same Shit , Different City ft Dizzy Wright ( Prod By The Futuristiks ) #FXS 8.Movin ( Prod By Prophit ) #FXS 9.Soul Out ( Prod By Prophit ) #FXS 10.Smoking Habit ( Prod By DJ Burn One ) #FXS

Studio albums[link]

+ List of albums, with selected chart positions	scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"
''Skinny Jeanz and a Mic''		* Release date: September 15, 2009	* Label: Shotty, Asylum Records	Compact disc>CD, music download	56	12	8
scope="row">''Too Cool to Care''		* Released date: May 17, 2011	* Label: Shotty, Asylum Records	* Format: CD, music download	41	9	7

Singles[link]

4 5 10 12 13

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name	scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"	Title	Year	Peak chart positions								! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"	Album
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"		! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"
"You're a Jerk"		24	13	|	—	—	—	—	—		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
scope="row">"Tie Me Down" (featuring Ray J)	22	42	|	23	—	—	—	—		* US: Platinum<
scope="row">"Break My Bank" (featuring Iyaz)	2010	68	63	|	—	—	—	—	—
scope="row"	"Backseat" <	(featuring The Cataracs and Dev)		26	—	|	17	89	52	30	55		* US: Platinum
scope="row">"Better with the Lights Off" (featuring Chris Brown (American entertainer)	Chris Brown)	38	—	|	23	90	—	—	—

Promotional singles[link]

+List of singles, with chart positions and certifications	scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"	Title	Year	Peak chartpositions	Album
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"
"Colorz"		2008	—		''Skinny Jeanz and a Mic''
scope="row">"Spot Right There" (featuring Teairra Marí)		2010	—		Non-Album Single
! scope="row"		—
! scope="row"	—

As featured artist [link]

4

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name	scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"	Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"	! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"
"Are You Feeling Me?" (Keisha Liu featuring New Boyz)	2009	—	—	—	Non-album single
scope="row">"Make Me Say" (Tydis featuring New Boyz)		—	—	—	Non-album single
scope="row"	"Dancin' Around the Truth" <	(the Stunners featuring New Boyz)	—	—	—	Non-album single
scope="row"	"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg & New Boyz)		72	30	|	55	49	76		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold	''BTR''			scope="row">"I Like It Like That (Hot Chelle Rae song)	I Like It Like That" (Hot Chelle Rae featuring New Boyz)		28	15	59	''Whatever (Hot Chelle Rae album)	Whatever''
scope="row"	"Sex" <	(Colette Carr featuring New Boyz)	—	—	—	''Skitzo''
scope="row">"I'm on a Roll" (Stefano (singer)	Stefano featuring New Boyz and Rock Mafia)	2012	—	—	—	TBA

"Fat Pussy" (Ty$ & Joe Moses featuring The Rej3ctz & The New Boyz)

Music videos[link]

You're a Jerk

Dot Com

Tie Me Down featuring Ray J

So Dope

Cricketz featuring Tyga

Break My Bank featuring Iyaz

Crush On You featuring YG

Backseat featuring The Cataracs and Dev

Tough Kids featuring Sabi

Better With the Lights Off featuring Chris Brown

Found My Swag featuring The Bangz

Dancing Around the Truth (the Stunners)

Awards and nominations[link]

! Year	! Association	! Category	! Result
2010	BET Awards 2011	Best Group

References[link]

External links[link]

Official site

New Boyz channel at Youtube

Category:Asylum Records artists Category:Musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 2008 Category:American hip hop groups Category:African-American musical groups Category:Musical groups from California Category:West Coast hip hop groups

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name	Dan Henderson
birth name	Daniel Jeffery Henderson
birth date	August 24, 1970
birth place	Downey, California, U.S.
other names	Hendo, Dangerous Dan, Hollywood Henderson
nationality	American
height
weight lb	203
weight class	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight
reach in	71
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Temecula, California
team	Team Quest (1999 - present) RAW (1997 - 1999)
wrestling	Olympian Greco-Roman Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling
years active	1997 – present (MMA)
mma kowin	13
mma subwin	2
mma decwin	14
mma subloss	3
mma decloss	5
university	Cal State Fullerton Arizona State University
spouse	Alison
children	3
school	Victor Valley High School
url	http://www.danhenderson.com/
sherdog	195
updated	}}

}}

Daniel Jeffery Henderson, (born August 24, 1970) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. Henderson is also the UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner, the 1997 Brazil Open Lightweight Tournament Champion, the RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner, and the 2005 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Champion.

Henderson also owns the ''Clinch Gear'' MMA apparel brand. As of May 2012, Henderson is ranked the #2 light heavyweight by ''Sherdog''.

Background[link]

Dan Henderson was born in Downey, California and grew up in Apple Valley, California. He attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, and earned medals at the California State Wrestling Championships in 1987 and 1988. He was a member of the 1987 Victor Valley High School wrestling team state champions. Henderson went on to wrestle at both Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA championships. He represented the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

He began training in mixed martial arts in 1997, when he joined the Real American Wrestling team (RAW). Henderson holds notable wins over Carlos Newton, Gilbert Yvel, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Renato Sobral (x2), Renzo Gracie, Murilo Rua, Murilo Bustamante, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, Rafael Cavalcante, Fedor Emelianenko and Maurício Rua.

Early career and Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

In his first year of MMA competition, Henderson won the Brazil Open, a four-man heavyweight tournament. Just one year later, he won the ''UFC 17'' tournament, defeating Allan Goes and Carlos Newton. In his next MMA fights, Henderson competed in an open-weight tournament, facing heavyweights for the first time in his professional career. The tournament consisted of notable competitors such as Renzo Gracie, Jeremy Horn, Valentijn Overeem, Alistair Overeem and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith. Henderson defeated five opponents over the course of two events to claim the 1999 RINGS King of Kings title. He won two fights on October 28, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan, to qualify for the finals, and then beat Gilbert Yvel, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Renato Sobral on the evening of February 26, 2000, to win the tournament.

PRIDE Fighting Championships[link]

Henderson later began competing in Pride Fighting Championships, fighting primarily in the middleweight (205 lb) division. In Pride, Henderson competed against many of the sport's elite fighters, including Wanderlei Silva, Renzo Gracie, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, Murilo Rua, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono.

When Pride began its Bushido brand, Henderson won their first welterweight tournament, defeating Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono by knockout, and then defeating Bustamante by split decision in the finals to capture the welterweight title. At Pride Bushido 10, Henderson defeated Kazuo Misaki by unanimous decision after hurting him with strikes on numerous occasions. Henderson later entered the second Pride Welterweight Grand Prix, losing by decision in a rematch with Misaki.

Henderson's final Pride bout was a rematch with Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 24, 2007, where he scored a knockout victory to become Middleweight Champion, while still holding his Welterweight title. Henderson became the first fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA organization.

UFC return[link]

On September 8, 2007, Henderson returned to the UFC to face light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at ''UFC 75'' in London, England. In a closely contested fight that saw Henderson impose his will early, Jackson controlled the later rounds and won a five-round unanimous decision to retain his title and gain the Pride middleweight title.

On November 17, 2007, it was announced during the post fight at ''UFC 78'' that Henderson would fight UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to unify the Pride welterweight (183 lb) and UFC middleweight (185 lb) championships. ''UFC 82'' took place on March 1, 2008 and was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Despite winning the first round, Henderson lost via submission at 4:52 of the second round by rear naked choke.

Henderson bounced back from his inauspicious start in the UFC with a victory over highly-touted Brazilian jiu jitsu ace Rousimar Palhares at ''UFC 88,'' winning by unanimous decision. It was his first win in the UFC in over ten years. After the bout, Henderson laughed and said, "Hopefully I don't have to wait that long before I get my next win."

Henderson returned to the light heavyweight division to face former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin on January 17, 2009, at ''UFC 93'' in Dublin, Ireland. Henderson won the fight via a split decision following an eye-poke in the third round that many, including Franklin himself, thought was intentional. He was subsequently selected to lead Team U.S. on season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter, with Michael Bisping coaching the opposing Team UK.

Coaching ''The Ultimate Fighter'' and aftermath[link]

The reality TV show, which spawned a feud between the two coaches that continued until their fight, aired on Spike TV and premiered on April 1, 2009, with the live finale on June 20, 2009 in Las Vegas. Dan received a high-end Land Rover for being coach on the show, along with Bisping.

On July 11, 2009 at ''UFC 100'' at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Henderson and Bisping settled their differences with their fists, culminating with Henderson becoming the first man to knock Bisping out, doing so in the second round with a right hook to the jaw as Bisping was circling to Henderson's right. This win put Henderson back into contention for a title shot at the UFC Middleweight Champion. The knockout punch also won Henderson a $100,000 bonus for "Knockout of the Night", and is considered one of the greatest knockouts in the history of the sport.

Controversy arose from the fight due to Henderson immediately following up his knockout punch with a flying forearm-drop to the prone Bisping's head shortly before referee Mario Yamasaki ended the fight at 3:20. Immediately after the fight, Henderson addressed the issue of the final blow to the knocked-out Bisping, saying "Normally I'm not that way in fights. I know if the guy's out, I tend to stop. I knew I hit him out and I think that one was just to shut him up a little bit."

After UFC president Dana White said Henderson had made those comments in jest, Henderson clarified stating, "When you're in the heat of the moment, the ref hadn't stopped me yet, who knows what's going to happen, if he's going to recover. I really only hit him twice, once on my feet, once on the ground. I didn't keep going. I didn't go after him after the ref tried to stop me, it was nothing like that. It was a reaction of mine to keep going until I was stopped—and you know, it did feel good though."

Strikeforce[link]

Dan Henderson signed a four-fight, 16-month deal with Strikeforce on December 5, 2009, after his contract expired with the UFC. Henderson made his Strikeforce debut on April 17, 2010 at ''Strikeforce on CBS'' against Jake Shields. He was also eyed for a light heavyweight match against Gegard Mousasi, and expressed interest in eventually fighting Fedor Emelianenko at some point during his contract. Henderson lost his Strikeforce debut to Jake Shields. Despite hurting Shields and knocking him down in the 1st round, Henderson went on to lose by unanimous decision. The majority of the last rounds were spent on the ground where Shields controlled the fight via grappling. (49–46, 49–45, 48–45).

Henderson faced Renato Sobral on December 4, 2010 at ''Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu''. Henderson won the fight via KO at 1:53 of the first round.

Henderson defeated Rafael Cavalcante via third round TKO for the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship at ''Strikeforce 32''. After two rounds in which all three judges had the score tied 19-19, Henderson dropped Cavalcante with his famed right hand in the third. Cavalcante went down face-first and was knocked out before referee Dan Miragliotta called the fight off at the 0:50 mark.

Henderson fought Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011 at ''Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson''. Many had speculated that Henderson would meet Fedor at a catch weight, but Strikeforce later confirmed the fight as a heavyweight bout. Henderson said, “Its tough for me to gain weight. I did weightlifting and plenty of eating; I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. I’m not going to feel outmatched or small in there.” He had to step on the scales weighing at least 206 pounds in order to qualify for the heavyweight division, and weighed in at 207. Fedor weighed in a bit below his normal weight, with the scale reading 223 pounds. Henderson defeated Emelianenko via TKO (punches) at 4:12 of the 1st round. It was also noted that this was the last fight under Henderson's current Strikeforce contract. Henderson expressed that he would like to re-sign in order to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

Third UFC Run[link]

Shortly after the UFC 133 pre-fight press conference, Dana White commented on the potential to bring Henderson back to the UFC for a third go-around. “We’ll see what happens,” White said on Thursday in Philadelphia. “‘Hendo and I have had some history in dealing. We’ll see if we can figure something out and get him back in the UFC.” Later Henderson commented, “I think the biggest fight they could promote is probably a title unification with whoever is the champ in the UFC.”

Henderson faced Mauricio Rua on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139 for his third run in the UFC. He won the bout via unanimous decision. The back and forth action earned both fighters ''Fight of the Night'' honors, and was described by many as one of the greatest fights in UFC history.

UFC President Dana White announced during the post-fight press conference of UFC 145 that Henderson would be the next opponent for Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.

The bout with Jones is expected to take place on September 1, 2012 at UFC 151.

Personal life[link]

Dan Henderson is part Welsh, Scottish, French and Native American. He grew up on a ranch in Apple Valley, California. He started wrestling at a young age and started being noticed as a relentless competitor. When he entered high school he placed on the wrestling team with his brother Tom at Victor Valley High, which was coached by Sam Gollmyer and assisted by their father Bill Henderson and Joe Barrios. Henderson has been prescribed testosterone replacement therapy after being diagnosed with low testosterone levels in 2007.

Henderson was coached by Bob Anderson, of the California Jets (now a defunct organization). He placed second at the California State Wrestling Championship in 1987 and Victor Valley won the team title. In 1988, he placed fifth in the state finals and several months later won national crowns in both freestyle and Greco Roman at the Junior Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

He has three children with his wife Alison. He now lives in Temecula, California and is currently associated with Team Quest. He is currently training fighters such as newcomer Albert Mercado, Krzysztof Soszynski, Phil Davis, Dave Kohn, Tyron Woodley, Jake Morris, and Justin Nelson. Henderson has also made guest appearances on television shows such as ''The King of Queens'', ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'', ''Inside MMA'' and ''Rome is Burning''.

According to the March 2007 ''Confederated Umatilla Journal'': "Henderson's grandmother, Alice (Bergevin) LeJune, is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and owns land on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. From all accounts, Henderson is 1/16 Walla Walla Native American." In the interview Henderson commented: "Now I know I'm Walla Walla. It's refreshing to find some of those things out. I look Indian and I knew I had some, but I didn't know what tribe or exactly how much. It will be good to be able to tell my kids about their heritage."

Clinch Gear[link]

Henderson owns the Clinch Gear MMA apparel brand, which he acquired in January 2007 after wearing Clinch Gear shorts in many of his fights in the preceding two years. He has grown the product line to include 11 colors of performance board shorts in two styles, including the Primo Hendo signature model.

Team Quest[link]

Dan Henderson is an owner of Team Quest Fitness Gym located in Murrieta, California.

As of February 28, 2011, Henderson is in litigation over the Team Quest trademark with former teammate Matt Lindland.

Championships and awards[link]

Mixed martial arts[link]

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

*Oldest combatant to win a Strikeforce championship (40 years, 194 days)

PRIDE Fighting Championships

*PRIDE World Middleweight Championship (One time; Last)

*PRIDE World Welterweight Championship (One time; First; Last)

*2005 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Champion

*First combatant to win PRIDE championships in multiple weight classes

*First combatant to simultaneously hold multiple PRIDE championships

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner

*Fight of the Night (Two times)

*Knockout of the Night (One time)

*2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

Fighting Network RINGS

*RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner

Brazil Open Fight

*Brazil Open 1997 Lightweight Tournament Winner

World MMA Awards

*2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

ESPN

*2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

*2011 Round of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19; Round 1

Inside MMA

*2011 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

*2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

MMAFighting

*2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

Yahoo! Sports

*2011 Fight of the Year vs. Maurício Rua on November 19

MiddleEasy

*2011 Frate Trane of the Year

Inside Fights

2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

FIGHT! Magazine

2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

Bleacher Report

*2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

Black Belt Magazine

*2007 MMA Fighter of the Year

Amateur wrestling[link]

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

*2000 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*2000 Pan American Championships Senior-Greco Roman Gold Medalist

*1999 Nordvest Cup Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*1998 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*1998 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*1998 FILA Test Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

*1998 Tropheo Milone Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

*1998 Vehbi Emri Tournament Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1997 Concord Cup International Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1997 Gold Medal Challenge Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

*1996 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1995 Pan American Games Senior Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*1995 Sunkist Kids International Open Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

*1994 World Cup Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1994 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1990 FILA Wrestling World Championships Junior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

*1984 Pan American Championships Senior Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

*Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award (2010)

USA Wrestling

*USA Senior Greco-Roman Olympic Team Trials Winner (1992, 1996)

*FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Winner (1994, 1997)

*FILA Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials Runner-up (1999, 2001)

*USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship (1993, 1994, 1997)

*USA Senior Greco-Roman National Championship Runner-up (2000)

*USA University Greco-Roman National Championship (1991, 1993, 1994)

*USA Junior Greco-Roman National Championship (1988)

*USA Junior Freestyle National Championship (1988)

*1999 Mini-Tournament at World Team Trials Senior Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

Amateur Wrestling News Magazine

*1990 Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-American

California Interscholastic Federation

*CIF High School State Championship Runner-up (1987)

*CIF All-State (1987, 1988)

*CIF Southern Section Championship (1987, 1988)

Mixed martial arts record[link]

|- | Win |align=center| 29–8 | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 139 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 28–8 | Fedor Emelianenko | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:12 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 27–8 | Rafael Cavalcante | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:50 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | . . |- | Win |align=center| 26–8 | Renato Sobral | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: St. Louis | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:53 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 25–8 | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Nashville | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 25–7 | Michael Bisping | KO (punch) | UFC 100 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 24–7 | Rich Franklin | Decision (split) | UFC 93 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |- | Win |align=center| 23–7 | Rousimar Palhares | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 88 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–7 | Anderson Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 82 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:50 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–6 | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 75 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | London, England | |- | Win |align=center| 22–5 | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punches) | Pride 33 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 21–5 | Vitor Belfort | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 32 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 20–5 | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 12 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 20–4 | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 10 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 19–4 | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2005 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | . |- | Win |align=center| 18–4 | Akihiro Gono | KO (punch) | Pride Bushido 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 17–4 | Ryo Chonan | KO (punch) | Pride Bushido 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–4 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:05 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 16–3 | Yuki Kondo | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 15–3 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (shoulder injury) | Pride 28 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:15 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 14–3 | Murilo Bustamante | TKO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 13–3 | Shungo Oyama | TKO (punches) | Pride 25 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:28 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–3 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | Pride 24 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:49 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–2 | Ricardo Arona | Decision (split) | Pride 20 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 12–1 | Murilo Rua | Decision (split) | Pride 17 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 11–1 | Akira Shoji | TKO (punches and knees) | Pride 14 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:18 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 10–1 | Renzo Gracie | KO (punch) | Pride 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:40 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 9–1 | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 9–0 | Renato Sobral | Decision (majority) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 8–0 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (split) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–0 | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (unanimous) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 6–0 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (majority) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0 | Bakouri Gogitidze | Submission (knee to the ribs) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | UFC 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 15:00 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Allan Goes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 15:00 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Eric Smith | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | Brazil Open '97 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:30 | Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Crezio de Souza | TKO (punches) | Brazil Open '97 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:25 | Brazil |

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

2011 Fight of the Year vs. Shogun Rua on November 19

Filmography[link]

''Cubed'' ''Dragon Eyes''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2006	''The King of Queens''	Priority Plus Driver
2005	|	Himself	TV Series
2012	|	Beating Police Officer	Film

References[link]

External links[link]

Official Dan Henderson MySpace

Olympic profile at sports-reference.com

Clinch Gear

Official Clinch Gear MySpace

Dan Henderson at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Team Quest

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name	Chris LeDoux
background	solo_singer
birth date	October 02, 1948
Birth place	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
origin	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
death date	March 09, 2005
Death place	Casper, Wyoming, United States
genre	Country, Country Rock
years active	1971–2005
occupation	Musician, singer-songwriter, rodeo competitor, bronze sculptor
associated acts	Garth BrooksToby KeithCharlie Daniels }}

Chris Ledoux (October 2, 1948 – March 9, 2005) was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion. During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums (many self-released) which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007. He was awarded one gold album certification from the RIAA, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and the Academy of Country Music Music Pioneer Award.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His father was in the US Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base at the time of his birth. The family moved often when he was a child, due to his father's air force career. He learned to ride horses while visiting his grandparents on their Michigan farm. At age 13, LeDoux participated in his first rodeo, riding in Denison, Texas, and before long was winning junior rodeo competitions.

LeDoux continued to compete in rodeo events and played football through his high school years, with rodeos keeping most of his attention. When his family moved to Cheyenne, he attended Cheyenne Central High School. After twice winning the Wyoming State Rodeo Championship bareback riding title during high school, LeDoux earned a rodeo scholarship to Casper College in Casper. During his junior year, LeDoux won the Intercollegiate National bareback riding Championship.

LeDoux married Peggy Rhoads on January 4, 1972, and they had five children: Clay, Ned, Will, Cindy and Beau.

Rodeo success and music beginnings[link]

In 1970, LeDoux became a professional rodeo cowboy, competing on the national rodeo circuit. To help pay his expenses while traveling the country, he began composing songs describing his lifestyle. Within two years, he had written enough songs to make up an album, and soon established a recording company, American Cowboy Songs, with his father. After recording his songs in a friend's basement, LeDoux began selling his albums out of the back of his truck at rodeo events.

His years of hard work bore fruit in 1976, when LeDoux won the world bareback riding championship at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Winning the championship gave LeDoux more credibility with music audiences, as he now had proof that the cowboy songs he wrote and sang were authentic. LeDoux continued competing for the next four years. He retired in 1980 to nurse injuries and to spend more time with his growing family.

Music career[link]

With his rodeo career ended, LeDoux and his family settled on a ranch in Kaycee, Wyoming. He continued to write and record his songs, and began playing concerts. His concerts were very popular, and often featured a mechanical bull (which he rode between songs) and fireworks. By 1982 he had sold over 250,000 copies of his albums, with little or no marketing. By the end of the decade he had self-released 22 albums.

Despite offers from various record labels, LeDoux had refused to sign a recording contract, instead choosing to retain his independence and total control over his work while enjoying his regional following. In 1989, however, he shot to national prominence when he was mentioned in the debut song of Garth Brooks' Top-10 country hit "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)." To capitalize on the sudden attention, LeDoux signed a contract with Capitol Records subsidiary Liberty Records and released his first national album, ''Western Underground'', in 1991. His follow-up album, ''Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy'', was certified gold and reached the top ten. The title track, a duet with Brooks, became LeDoux's first and only Top Ten country single, reaching No. 7 in 1992. In concert, he ended the song by saying, "Thanks, Garth!"

For the next decade, LeDoux continued to record for Liberty. He released six additional records, one of which, 1998's ''One Road Man'', made the country Top 40. Towards the end of his career, LeDoux began recording material written by other artists, which he attributed to the challenge of composing new lyrics. With his 2000 release, ''Cowboy,'' he returned to his roots, re-recording many of his earliest songwriting creations.

Illness and death[link]

In August 2000, LeDoux was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which required him to receive a liver transplant. Garth Brooks volunteered to donate part of his liver, but it was found to be incompatible. An alternative donor was located, and LeDoux received a transplant on October 7, 2000. After his recovery he released two additional albums. In November 2004, LeDoux was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma and underwent radiation treatment for it until his death on March 9, 2005 of complications from the disease at a Casper, Wyoming hospital. He was survived by his wife of 33 years, Peggy, and their children Clay, Ned, Will, Beau, and Cindy, as well as his mother, Bonnie.

Tributes[link]

Shortly after his death, LeDoux was named as one of six former rodeo cowboys to be inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs in 2005. He was the first person to ever be inducted in two categories, for his bareback riding and in the "notables" category for his contributions to the sport through music.

Shortly thereafter, the Academy of Country Music awarded LeDoux their Pioneer Award during ceremonies in 2005. LeDoux's good friend Garth Brooks accepted the award on behalf of LeDoux's family.

In late 2005, Brooks briefly emerged from retirement to record "Good Ride Cowboy" as a tribute to LeDoux. Brooks remarked:

::''"I knew if I ever recorded any kind of tribute to Chris, it would have to be up-tempo, happy ... a song like him ... not some slow, mournful song. He wasn't like that. Chris was exactly as our heroes are supposed to be. He was a man's man. A good friend."''

Garth Brooks performed the song on "The 39th Annual CMA Awards" on Nov. 15, 2005 live from Times Square in New York City. Later that evening, LeDoux was honored with the CMA Chairman's Award of Merit, presented by Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn, to LeDoux's family.

Friends have also collaborated to produce an annual rodeo, art show, and concert in Casper to honor LeDoux's memory. The art show features sculpture and sketches that LeDoux completed for friends; none of his works were ever exhibited before his death.

To mark the second anniversary of LeDoux's death, in April 2007 Capitol Records released a six-CD boxed set featuring remastered versions of 12 of the albums he recorded between 1974 and 1993.

Award-winning artist and sculptor D. Michael Thomas is creating a one-and-a-half times lifesize sculpture of Chris LeDoux during his 1976 World Championship ride on Stormy Weather. The statue, called "Good Ride Cowboy," will be displayed at the Chris LeDoux Memorial Park in his hometown of Kaycee, Wyoming.

On October 26, 2006 Chris LeDoux was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Son Beau LeDoux, himself a rodeo competitor, on July 24, 2007, spread his father's ashes over Frontier Park Arena during the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo:

::''"It was something my family and I thought would be right to do because this was such a special rodeo to him. ... This has always been a special rodeo in my family. My dad rode here and came close to winning here a couple of times."''

Additionally the city in which LeDoux attended college; Casper, Wyoming, celebrates his life and legacy each November with the Chris LeDoux Memorial Rodeo. A weekend event which includes an art show featuring a number of LeDoux's works, a PRCA rodeo and a country music concert.

In 2010, Robert Royston created "One Ride", a musical dance production. One Ride is a powerful music and dance production that tells the story of the Rodeo Cowboy. Inspired by and told through the music of Chris LeDoux, the show explores the passionate, yet humbling and often painful paths a cowboy follows in his quest to become a champion. One Ride will debut at Queen Theater in the Park on October 29 and continue through November 6. The goal is to pay tribute to Chris LeDoux by launching a national tour that will follow the rodeo circuit.

In 2011 country music artist Brantley Gilbert paid tribute to LeDoux in Gilbert's single "Country Must Be Countrywide," with the line "From his Wranglers to his boots - he reminded me of Chris LeDoux."

Rodeo career milestones[link]

1964	''Little Britches Rodeo'' Bareback World Championship
1967	''Wyoming State High School'' Bareback Bronc Championship
1969	''"National Intercollegiate"'' Bareback Riding Champion
1976	''"Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association"'' Bareback World Championship
1984	Officially retired from rodeo competition.

Discography[link]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

Seemann, Charlie. (1998). "Chris LeDoux". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 293.

Brown, David G. (1987). "Gold Buckle Dreams: The Rodeo Life of Chris Ledoux". Wolverine Gallery

External links[link]

The Official ''Chris LeDoux'' Website

A popular ''Chris LeDoux'' Fansite

Amazon.com: ''Gold Buckle Dreams: The Rodeo Life Story of Chris Ledoux''

The Musical Dance Production link

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