April 29, 2005 - Late singer/songwriter Chris LeDoux will be posthumously honored with the Academy of Country Music's Pioneer Award during the May 17 ACM Awards show, which will be televised live from Las Vegas on CBS-TV.
July 6, 2001 - After successfully completing a limited tour schedule in June, country musician Chris LeDoux has begun to fill his itinerary for the remainder of the year. LeDoux, who underwent a liver transplant in October, regularly logged well over 100 concert performances each year before illness shut down his touring activity in 2000.
February 20, 2001 - Chris LeDoux, who was forced to cut his tour short last year to undergo a liver transplant, is plotting his return to the road. The country singer has lined up 13 tour dates that are scheduled to begin on June 22, according to his publicist.
November 21, 2000 - Country artist Chris LeDoux returned to his home outside of Kyacee, Wyo., on Monday (11/20), six weeks after undergoing a successful liver transplant at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Nebraska Health System.
November 3, 2000 - update: Country musician Chris LeDoux, who underwent a liver transplant on Oct. 7, has been transferred from the transplant care unit at the Nebraska Health System University Hospital in Omaha to a recovery unit at the hospital.
October 9, 2000 - Country music performer Chris LeDoux underwent liver transplant surgery in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday (10/7), two months after he was placed on organ transplant waiting lists, according to his publicist.
October 6, 2000 - Due to his diagnosis with a rare liver disease, Chris LeDoux has called off all upcoming concert appearances, according to his publicist. Physicians from the University of Nebraska Medical Center are evaluating the country musician for a possible liver transplant.
September 6, 2000 - Country musician Chris LeDoux, whose doctor ordered him to halt his summer tour to recover from an undisclosed liver problem, will resume his tour schedule beginning Sept. 15, according to his publicist. Several canceled August dates--mostly at fairs--have not been rescheduled.
