Cross Canadian Ragweed is an American country music quartet. The band's name comes from three of the members' last names: Grady Cross, Cody Canada, and Randy Ragsdale. Jeremy Plato is the band's fourth member. Yukon is a suburban city in Canadian County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music. ... For the geological term, see Country rock (geology). ... Matt Hillyer of Texas-based Eleven Hundred Springs Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ... Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ...

After forming in Yukon, Oklahoma, they moved to the college town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, where acts like Mike McClure's The Great Divide and singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave had established enough of a local scene to earn Stillwater the nickname "North Austin".^{[citation needed]} In North America, a college town or university town is a community (often literally a town, but possibly a small or medium sized city, or in some cases a neighborhood or a district of a city) which is dominated by its university population. ... Downtown Stillwater Stillwater is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. ... The Great Divide is a country music band of the Red Dirt genre. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Jimmy LaFave is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician born in Wills Point, Texas. ...

The group had already received significant college radio airplay before it released its first album, Carney in 1998. They soon released Live and Loud at the Wormy Dog Saloon in 1999 and Highway 377 in 2001, all on their own independent label Underground Sound. College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ... Carney was the fourth album from Cross Canadian Ragweed Carney Man – 3:21 Hey Hey – 3:28 Help Me (Get Over This Mountain) – 3:32 Jenny – 4:36 Alright – 2:58 Headed South – 5:35 Leave Your Leaving – 4:00 Aprils Girlfriend – 2:56 Sweet Teresa – 3:11 Go... Live Loud At Wormy Dog Saloon was the 2nd album by Red Dirt band Cross Canadian Ragweed. ... Highway 377 is Cross Canadian Ragweeds first studio album. ...

With the release of a self-titled album also known as "the purple album" due to its cover color, which is a tribute to the band's "little sister" Mandi Ragsdale who had recently died in an auto accident^{[citation needed]}, the band moved into the mainstream eye. Their 2004 offering "Soul Gravy" debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts.

In October 2005, the band released their album Garage, which featured the single "Fightin' For." Garage album with Bonus DVD cover Seventh and latest album from Cross Canadian Ragweed. ...

The band released a double live CD and DVD on October 31, 2006, Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom Back To Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cains Ballroom is a live CD/DVD combo, released on October 31, 2006 by Cross Canadian Ragweed. ...

Cross Canadian Ragweed recorded Mission California, their sixth studio album, at the end of March 2007. They spent 25 days in the studio; the first 5 cutting 15 tracks, the next 20 polishing each. It was recorded in San Diego, California. Lee Ann Womack laid down background vocals on 4 of the tracks to include the Chris Knight cover "Cry Lonely." Mission California was released on October 2, 2007. San Diego redirects here. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... For other persons named Christopher Knight, see Christopher Knight (disambiguation). ...

The band frequently plays with country music star Dierks Bentley and other stars of the Red Dirt music scene including Stoney LaRue, Micky & The Motorcars, Reckless Kelly, (brother-in-law) Wade Bowen, No Justice, Johnny Cooper and Brandon Rhyder. Bentley referenced the band in his song "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", singing that "Ragweed's rockin' on the radio". Dierks Bentley (born November 20, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) is a 2007 single by country music artist Dierks Bentley. ...

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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External links

• Cross Canadian Ragweed's Official Web Site