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Yukon OK, United States
The members of Cross Canadian Ragweed — Grady Cross, Cody Canada, Randy Ragsdale and Jeremy Plato — have known each other pretty much since kindergarten in the band’s hometown of Yukon, Oklahoma. They all wanted to get out, and music seemed like a good escape. When they all had graduated (except for Ragsdale, the youngest member), they started jamming at a party, and Cross Canadian Ragweed was born. Yukon as a rule wasn’t a very musician-friendly town, but they had one notable local squarely in their corner: Ragsdale’s father Johnny.
“My dad was a guitar player. He played with Bob Wills and a little bit with Reba McEntire when she was first starting out,” says Ragsdale. “He really didn’t want me to be a drummer but I insisted. I found a set of drums in a neighbor’s trash one day and hauled them into the cellar. He kind of figured out after about a year that I was serious and finally got me a new drum set. And when he met Cody, he realized his talent and how seriously we wanted to take music, and he really pushed us. He completely drove us up the wall, but later down the road, we realized he did it for a good reason.”
Once the band got its chops they moved to Stillwater, Okla., where acts like Mike McClure’s Great Divide and singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave had established enough of a local scene to earn Stillwater the nickname “North Austin” (or, depending on your perspective, “West Nashville”). Inspired by McClure’s self-penned Great Divide songs (and more than a little by early Steve Earle), the band quickly grew out of its Merle Haggard and classic rock covers and began focusing on Canada’s uncommonly honest and straight-forward originals.
“My dad was a guitar player. He played with Bob Wills and a little bit with Reba McEntire when she was first starting out,” says Ragsdale. “He really didn’t want me to be a drummer but I insisted. I found a set of drums in a neighbor’s trash one day and hauled them into the cellar. He kind of figured out after about a year that I was serious and finally got me a new drum set. And when he met Cody, he realized his talent and how seriously we wanted to take music, and he really pushed us. He completely drove us up the wall, but later down the road, we realized he did it for a good reason.”
Once the band got its chops they moved to Stillwater, Okla., where acts like Mike McClure’s Great Divide and singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave had established enough of a local scene to earn Stillwater the nickname “North Austin” (or, depending on your perspective, “West Nashville”). Inspired by McClure’s self-penned Great Divide songs (and more than a little by early Steve Earle), the band quickly grew out of its Merle Haggard and classic rock covers and began focusing on Canada’s uncommonly honest and straight-forward originals.
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tyz4fun wrote:
Glad my buddy that moved to Texas turned me onto this... great music punches Nashville in the face with a big ole bloody nose
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ZombiePsyche wrote:
Why did I wait so long to listen to them! DAMN good. Might be my favorite Country artist now.
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ilanp47 wrote:
Great band.
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battaway wrote:
always be preparred to "PAY" speaks volumes.wish I could hear it live at riverfest in ark.but we will be playing opposite you guys on a diff.stage. thanks for all your music it's a breathe of fresh air in a stale comercial music world.Bo Attaway"The Hippie Holler Band"
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joncampbell1989 wrote:
Check out this video of Ryan Bingham playing "The Weary Kind" From the Crazy Heart Soundtrack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJTU9iY2iA
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travelin_man wrote:
"burn like the sun" is a wonderful song. like reckless kelly.
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ccr_2108 wrote:
The albums may be hard to come by at stores like best buy or walmart in your area, but check out their website and also lonestarmusic.com for a lot of texas country releases.
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ARagingClue wrote:
Happiness is different, but undeniably pleasant.
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DyinggTahLive wrote:
love "late last night" on the back to tulsa album. cody told that guy offff. ♥
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MiseryFriction wrote:
This is pretty much the only country I like...and I absolutely love this band
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WLDB wrote:
Yeah it is hard to find their albums in stores. I ordered most of the ones I have online. I discovered these guys when I was 17, how appropriate.
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jevousverrai wrote:
albums are so hard to come by. I only have Soul Gravy
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nepu_1 wrote:
super
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sallyfreebird wrote:
Great Song....Love it!!!
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asphaltcigar wrote:
Boys From OK. good song an it's true, I would know.
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jwiley05 wrote:
You see this picture kids? I got to drink with Cody Canada :D
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bossfire wrote:
great song, i like
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varagweedgal wrote:
I think Lighthouse Keeper might be my favorite, but I love 'em all!
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Rebelgolf087 wrote:
I dont know what ARAGINGCLUE is talking about, with each album Ragweed has gotten closer to the sound they have always wanted... I had the chance to meet with them in Lubbock and they told me this was by far their favorite album thus far, because it was personal to their lives and it was the sound they had been looking for since Carney...
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DeltaChi wrote:
Best concert I saw of CCR was when they played with Jason Boland in Nacogdoches, Texas back in 2002.
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