Cowboy Troy
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Troy Coleman, aka Cowboy Troy, entered the country music fan's
consciousness with the multi-lingual breakdown in the middle of
"Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)", the opening track to
multi-platinum-selling label mates Big & Rich's 2004 release Horse of a
Different Color. However, he had been on the Texas circuit long before
that. During his years at the University of Texas, he started playing
clubs with a blend of rap and country music that would come to be known
as "hick-hop." Born Dec. 18, 1970, Coleman grew up in the Dallas-Ft.
Worth area listening to country artists (Charlie Daniels, Jerry Reed,
Kenny Rogers), rock artists (ZZ Top, KISS, Boston and the Eagles) and
rap artists (Run DMC and LL Cool J) who subsequently influenced his
style of music. A former employee of Foot Locker, Cowboy Troy signed to
Warner Bros. Nashville in 2004 and released his first single, "Playing
Chicken With the Train," in early 2005.
