This Florida, USA-based rock band had previously plied their trade on the region’s emo scene as the Recess Theory, releasing They Would Walk Into The Picture in 1999. With their career seemingly stalled at the start of the new millennium, John Ralston (b. Lake Worth, Florida, USA; vocals/guitar), Nathan Jezek (guitar), Steven Eshelman (bass) and Jeff Snow (drums) adopted the Legends Of Rodeo moniker and began pursuing a more conventional rock direction. A major label contract with the MCA Records affiliated Bieler Bros. label ensued. Their 2002 debut, A Thousand Friday Nights, was a pleasant collection of hard-driving roots rock, but the lack of originality that had bedeviled the Recess Theory was again apparent and the album was greeted with general indifference. The band members carried on touring and recording, but with MCA experiencing restructuring problems they opted to put Legends Of Rodeo on hiatus shortly afterwards. Lead singer Ralston launched a solo career in 2004 with the well-received Needle Bed.