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Cowboy Troy : biography

December 18, 1970 –

Troy Lee Coleman III (born December 18, 1970) 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country US USRap
Beginner’s Luck
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: self-released
Loco Motive
  • Release date: May 17, 2005
  • Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville
2 15 13
Black in the Saddle
  • Release date: June 5, 2007
  • Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville
28 153
Demolition Mission:Studio Blue Sessions
  • Release date: September 15, 2009
  • Label: CTMC/Winding Road
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title Album details
Hick-Hop Hysteria
  • Release date: 2001
  • Label: self-released
Before You Knew My Name
  • Release date: June 2010
  • Label: CTMC

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country US Bubbling USPop
2005 "I Play Chicken with the Train" (with Big & Rich) 48 18 81 Loco Motive
"If You Don’t Wanna Love Me" (with Sarah Buxton)
"My Last Yee Haw" (with Big & Rich)
2006 "El Tejano"
"Hook ‘Em Horns" single only
2007 "Hick Chick" (with Angela Hacker) Black in the Saddle
2009 "Cash in the Cookie Jar" Demolition Mission
2010 "New Sheriff" singles only
"Ballad of Cherokee Bill"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year Single Artist Peak positions Album
US Country
2005 "Our America" Big & Rich (with Gretchen Wilson) 44 Comin’ to Your City

Music videos

Year Video Director
2005 "I Play Chicken With the Train" Deaton-Flanigen
"If You Don’t Wanna Love Me" Shaun Silva
"My Last Yee Haw" Kristin Barlowe
2007 "Hick Chick" Shaun Silva

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 assistant manager of a Dallas area Foot Locker. 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