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The Showdown-Medicine Hat

Label: Damon Studios/Soundtrek/RCA
circa 1980 - circa 80s
Showdown are a country band from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. They are best known for their underground hit song "The Rodeo Song" (written by Gaye Delorme) and featuring prominent use of profanity, from the 1980 album, Welcome to the Rodeo.
In a 2018 interview,[the band members stated that they had heard Gaye Delorme play the song at a bar and decided to cover it, though royalties were not discussed. Source Wikipedia
Broken Up

Past Members

Garry Lee Berthold
Bass/Guitar/Vocals
1980 - 80s
Charles Holley
Guitar/Banjo/Bass/Vocals
1980 - 80s
Kelly La Rocque
Guitar/Harp/Vocals
1980 - 80s
Paul McLellan "Paul McLellan Sr."
Drums/Vocals
1980 - 1982
Wolf Rick Patterson
Drums
1982 - 80s

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