Don Cox (born January 14, 1964, in Belhaven, North Carolina[1]) is an American country music singer.

Don Cox
Born (1964-01-14) January 14, 1964 (age 60)
Belhaven, North Carolina
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger
Years active1984–present
LabelsStep One Records
Formerly ofSuper Grit Cowboy Band

Cox began his career as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band.[1] Between 1994 and 1996, he released two albums on Step One Records.[2] His 1994 single "All Over Town" peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Cox unsuccessfully ran for election as a Beaufort County commissioner in 2014[3] and 2016.[4] In 2019 he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican Party primary for the North Carolina 3rd congressional district special election. Cox finished in a distant 15th place out of 17 candidates garnering 251 votes out of 42,175 votes cast or 0.6 of the vote.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
All Over Town
Each One's a Winner
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: Step One Records

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
1994 "All Over Town" 53 All Over Town
"In My Father's Eyes"
1995 "Honey, Don't Pay the Ransom"
1997 "Sweet Sweet Woman" Each One's a Winner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1994 "In My Father's Eyes" Bob Whitt
1995 "Honey, Don't Pay the Ransom" Greg Crutcher

References

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  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Don Cox". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Deatherage Upset In Beaufort County Commissioner Race". WITN. May 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "March 15th, 2016 Republican County Commissioner Recount Results". Beaufort County Board of Elections. March 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Election 2019: North Carolina Special Election Results: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat Advance". The New York Times. May 7, 2019.