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

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

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

Albums

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

Singles

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.


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