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Cross Canadian Ragweed is an alternative country band, formed in Yukon, Oklahoma in 1994, comprising of frontman/guitarist Cody Canada, drummer Randy Ragsdale, rhythm guitarist Grady Cross, and bassist Jeremy Plato. The band's name comes from a combination of all four original members' names: Grady Cross, Cody Canada, Randy Ragsdale and (original bassist) Matt Wiedemann.
After forming, they moved to the college-town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, 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").
Known as much for their never-ending tours (200+ shows per year) as their vocal support for marijuana, the group had already received significant college radio airplay before it released its first album, Highway 377 and Live and Loud at the Wormy Dog, both in 2001, as well as Carney in 2002, with Underground Sounds, before switching to Smith Music Group for Live and Loud at Billy Bob's Texas. The group occasionally tours with Willie Nelson.
With the release of a self-titled album also known as the Purple album due to it's cover color, the band moved into the mainstream eye. Their most recent offering Soul Gravy debuted at #4 on The Billboard charts.
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