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randy jones -lrb- singer -rrb-

randy jones -lrb- born september 13 , 1952 in raleigh , north carolina -rrb- is an american disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from village people .
he attended william g. enloe gt/ib center for the humanities , sciences , and the arts in raleigh , north carolina and graduated in 1970 .
while there , he was a founder of enloe 's drama club , which was then called `` amicus scaena '' ; latin for `` friend of scene '' or `` friend of theatre '' .
he then studied at north carolina school of the arts before moving to new york .
jones had a marriage ceremony with his boyfriend of 20 years , will grega , at a new york club on may 7 , 2004 .
although the marriage was not legally binding at the time , as gay marriage was still illegal in new york state , jones commented that : `` it 's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what 's morally right and humanly decent . ''
the pair published a book together in 1996 , titled `` out sounds : the gay and lesbian music alternative '' .
he released in 2007 a disco and pop solo album `` ticket to the world '' .
in 2009 , he appeared on `` flight of the conchords '' in their music video for `` too many dicks '' .
randy jones appears as himself in the 2011 video game `` postal iii '' .
