DESCRIPTION:
CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED - "Concert" 6-14-08 Jazz Festival Rochester NY. "Free Concert
Members
Cody Canada - Guitar
Randy Ragsdale - Drums
Jeremy Plato - Bass
Grady Cross - Guitar
Songs
1 - I Believe
2 - 42 Miles
3 - Lighthouse Keeper
4 - Deal Mission California
5 - Man Who Sold The World
6 - After All
7 - Cry Lonely
8 - Hammer Down
9 - Soul Agent
10 - Alabama
11 - Mexican Sky
12 - In Oklahoma
13 - Drum Solo
14 - Anywhere But Here
15 - Brooklyn Kid
16 - Blue Bonnets
17 - Yellow Mama
18 - Dead Man
19 - Time To Move On
20 - Boys From Oklahoma
21 - Late Last Night
22 - Blues For You

Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross (guitar), Cody Canada (guitar, vocals), and Randy Ragsdale (drums). Jeremy Plato's (bass) name was not involved in the band naming. Despite rumors of preceding bassist contributing to the band name, Jeremy Plato was a founding member of the band, according to Cody Canada. The band name alludes to Cody Canada's surname and to Canadian County, Oklahoma (where the town of Yukon is located): none of the members are, in fact, of literal Canadian origin.

Cody Canada performing in April 2009
After forming in Yukon, Oklahoma, they moved to the college town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, where acts like Mike McClure's The Great Divide and singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave had established enough of a local scene to earn Stillwater the nickname North Austin.
The group had already received significant college radio airplay before it released its first album, Carney in 1998. They soon released Live and Loud at the Wormy Dog Saloon in 1999 and Highway 377 in 2001, all on their own independent label Underground Sound.
In 2002 they released a self-titled album also known as "the purple album" due to its cover color, which is a tribute to the band's "little sister" "Mandy Ragsdale". who had recently died in an auto accident.
Their 2004 offering Soul Gravy debuted at #4 on the Billboard Country charts. In October 2005, the band released their album Garage featuring the single "Fightin' For," which became their first top 40 hit on the country charts, debuting at an impressive #45 and reaching #39, as well as "Dimebag," a tribute to Darrell Abbott. The band released a double live CD and DVD on October 31, 2006, Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom. Cross Canadian Ragweed recorded Mission California, their sixth studio album, at the end of March 2007. They spent 25 days in the studio; the first 5 cutting 15 tracks, the next 20 polishing each. It was recorded in San Diego, California. Lee Ann Womack laid down background vocals on 4 of the tracks to include the Chris Knight cover "Cry Lonely." Mission California was released on October 2, 2007. Ragweed's tenth album, Happiness and All the Other Things was released on August 31, 2009, commemorating the band's 15th Anniversary. It includes 12 new studio tracks and 3 live tracks. Recorded in California, this album includes a track entitled "Blue Bonnets" which is dedicated to Cody's oldest son Dierks. Happiness and All the Other Things was officially dedicated to the late Randall "Poodie" Locke (Willie Nelson's long-time stage manager) who died on May 6, 2009. In May 2010 Cross Canadian Ragweed parted ways with their longtime record label Universal South which had previously merged with Show Dog. The band did not release any projects for the Show Dog Universal Music label.

On May 19, 2010 the band announced that they will take a break from touring.
The band has been playing in Eufaula for their Annual CCR Music & Mayhem
]Notable appearances

The band frequently plays with country music star Dierks Bentley and other stars of the Red Dirt scene including Stoney Larue, Micky & The Motorcars, Reckless Kelly, (Canada's brother-in-law) Wade Bowen, No Justice, Johnny Cooper, Seth James, and Brandon Rhyder. Bentley referenced the band in his song "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", singing that "Ragweed's rockin' on the radio".
Minor League baseball player Adam Boeve uses "Anywhere But Here" as his intro music. Pittsburgh Pirates catcher, Ryan Doumit, comes to bat to their song "Alabama".
"Cry Lonely" is a playable track in Rock Band Country Track Pack.