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Canada was born in Pampa, Texas in 1976.
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From 1994-2010, Canada was the lead singer of In 2011, Canada founded the group with Jeremy Plato, Seth James, Steve Littleton and Chris Doege. While Cody was a teen, the Canada family relocated to Yukon, Oklahoma and became interested in outlaw country and hardcore rock n" roll. In 1994, Canada along with fellow musicians Jeremy Plato (bass), Grady Cross (guitar), and Randy Ragsdale (percussion) formed in Yukon, Oklahoma.
The band was named after three of its original members with Canada taking on the role of lead guitarist, lead vocals, and prominent songwriter.
They would later move to Stillwater, Oklahoma. From the time of Ragweed"s formation until its end in 2010, the band released seven studio albums as well as three live albums.
In 2010, the band went on an extended hiatus due to slight tensions between Cross, and Ragsdale"s family responsibilities. In 2011, Canada and Plato formed a new band, initially called Cody Canada & the Departed.
The band consists of Canada (guitar/vocals), Plato (bass guitar/vocals), Seth James (guitar/vocals), Steve Littleton (keyboards) and Chris Doege (drums) who replaced original drummer, Dave Bowen.
They released their first album in June 2011 titled This Is Indian Land, consisting of covers written by Oklahoma songwriters. On August 24, 2012, the band, now billing themselves as, announced through their website and social media that they would release their first original album titled Adventus. The album was released on November 13, 2012.
In September 2012, the band announced that they would release one song from Adventus every Monday leading up until the album"s release on their Facebook artist profile.
On November 19, 2013, Cody Canada released a solo acoustic 2-disc album Some Old, Some New, Maybe A Cover Or Two. The album was recorded live at Third Coast Music in Portuguese Aransas, Texas, with 19 songs from throughout Canada"s career, including works with and On November 13, 2015, Cody Canada released a two-disc, 35-track album with Mike McClure, Chip and Ray, Together Again for the First Time.
The album was recorded in Portuguese Aransas, Texas, and features songs they worked on or recorded together.
