Don Cox (singer)

Don Cox
Born	(1964-01-14) January 14, 1964 (age 61) Belhaven, North Carolina
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Step One Records
Formerly of	Super 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	Release date: 1994 Label: Step One Records
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. 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.