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