Cowboy Troy

Cowboy Troy (born Troy Coleman, December 18, 1970 in Victoria, Texas) is one of the few current African-American country music artists. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in psychology, and the former manager of a Dallas, Texas Foot Locker. Troy's favorite sports team is reported to be Port Vale F.C.

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December 18 - 1970 - Victoria, Texas - African-American - Country music - University of Texas at Dallas - Psychology - Dallas, Texas - Foot Locker - Sports - Port Vale F.C.

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Cowboy Troy began performing in 1989 and developed a style he calls "hick-hop," which blends various country, rock, rap and tejano influences. He often raps in Spanish as well as English. He has released three independent albums (production label: Maximedia Production Group; distribution label: Bull Rush Recordings): Hick-Hop Hysteria - EP (2001), Beginner's Luck (2002) and Vintage (2003).

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1989 - "hick-hop," - Rock - Rap - Tejano - Spanish - English - Independent - 2001 - 2002 - 2003

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Starting in 2002, three songs were available as free downloads from amazon.com: "Texas" from Hick-Hop Hysteria, "Bus Driver" and "Tae Kwon Flo" from Beginner's Luck. As of August 28, 2005, "Texas" was #2 on Amazon's Funk & Rap Rock chart, #1 on their Experimental Rap chart, and #1125 overall. The other downloads have been discontinued.

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Cowboy Troy joined the informal music group, MuzikMafia, in 2004. He appeared on Big & Rich's first album, Horse of a Different Color, rapping the fourth verse to the first track, "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big and Rich)." As a backup vocalist for Big & Rich, Troy toured with Tim McGraw and provided a rap track to McGraw's ballad "She's My Kind of Rain."

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MuzikMafia - 2004 - Big & Rich - Tim McGraw

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Cowboy Troy released his first major-label solo album, Loco Motive, (production label: RAYBAW records; distribution label: Warner Music Group) on May 17, 2005. 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 a #1 country download at the iTunes Music Store on April 15, 2005.

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Warner Music Group - 2005 - Billboard - ITunes Music Store

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As a Chevrolet promotion, Troy, Gretchen Wilson and Big and Rich released "Our America" as a free, time-limited download on July 1st, 2005. They also performed the song live at the Boston Pops concert on July 4, 2005. "Our America" combines "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a rap version 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 will appear as a bonus track on Big & Rich Comin' To Your Town and Gretchen Wilson's All Jacked Up, both scheduled for a late 2005 release.

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Chevrolet - Gretchen Wilson - Big and Rich - The Star-Spangled Banner - U.S. Constitution - Declaration of independence - Pledge of Allegiance - Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream

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Cowboy Troy's current single (released July 20, 2005) is "If You Don't Want to Love Me," a duet with Sarah Buxton.

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