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For the past
seven years,
Roger
Creager has
been leaving
his musical
mark
throughout
the southern
part of the
U.S.,
especially
his beloved
home state
of Texas.
With the
release of
his newest
album, Live
Across
Texas,
Creager is
on his way
to stardom.
Although
Creager has
known from
the time
that he was
six years
old that his
roots were
in creating
country
music, he
found
himself at
Sam Houston
State
University
earning a
degree in
business. He
then made
his way to
Aggieland, a
known mecca
for Texas
Country
Music, and
acquired an
agriculture
degree.
After a few
years of
working as
an
accountant
in Houston,
Texas,
Creager
decided it
was time to
pursue his
music with a
vengeance. ? |
I
went to college and
played it safe for a
while, and leaving a
steady job and
steady paychecks was
a hard thing to do,
but I knew that I
had to do it,? says
Creager thinking
back on his
decision. He headed
back to College
Station to take part
in the Texas Music
Revolution. Although
he had been singing
since he was a
teenager, Creager
didn?t start taking
his songwriting
seriously until
college. In fact, it
wasn?t until he was
26 that he began
performing his own
songs for an
audience.
Creager?s role in
his first band was
that of a piano
player, a talent he
learned when he was
in the second grade.
About a year later,
Creager joined up
with Justin Pollard,
Pat Green?s current
drummer, to form a
cover band in 1996.
It started out slow,
playing five or six
gigs a month in
local bars and
venues. When Pollard
left to play with
Green, Roger knew
that he had to do it
his way ? his songs,
his music, no more
covers.
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From then
on, Creager
gained the
confidence
to perform
his own
songs, which
led to such
hits as
?Moving On?,
?Having Fun
all Wrong?
and ?Love.?
His first
two albums,
Having Fun
all Wrong
and I Got
the Guns,
depict
Creager?s
irreplaceable
twist on
traditional
country. His
second album
debuted at
#1 on the
Lone Star
Music
Charts. His
fame also
named him
Entertainer
of the Year
in the 2001
Texas Music
Awards.
Creager, now
32, has come
a long way
since his
early
beginnings.
His album
sales
continue to
rise, as do
the
attendance
numbers at
his
charismatic
shows. His
resounding
stage
presence and
down-home
energy makes
it clear
that he and
his
tight-knit
band are
doing what
they love
and do best.
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On September 7th,
2004 Dualtone Music
Group will release
Roger Creager?s Live
Across Texas. Each
song was recorded in
the legendary
dancehalls of Texas:
Hurricane Harry's,
The Mucky Duck, The
Firehouse Saloon, &
Gruene Hall over a
three month period
in January, February
and March of 2004.
Live Across Texas,
captures Roger at
his best - living
his dream, selling
out shows all across
Texas and riding
high at the top of
the Texas music
scene.
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Read more
about Roger in
Best In Texas
Music Magazine. |
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