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Singer/songwriter Roger Creager ready to kick off his first CD release tonight
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Receiving one’s Aggie ring is an
important part of an A&M acolyte’s
life cycle. If the accomplishment oc
curs on the same night as the release
of one’s first CD, it can be considered
a moment to remember.
Roger Creager will have one of
those moments when he holds his
CD-release party tonight at Shadow
Canyon.
Creager will be wearing his Ag
gie ring when he takes the stage to
introduce audiences to Having Fun
All Wrong, his first album.
Creager said the seeds of song
have been planted in him for a long
time, but not always.
“When I started piano lessons in
the second grade, I was more in
terested in baseball,” he said.
With time, his interest in Amer
ica’s pasttime faded, but in high
school, Creager’s dreams took to
another field.
He played in a small band dur
ing this time, making as much
noise as music.
“I was in a little garage band,”
Creager said. “We played music
ranging form rock to country.”
Creager entered Texas A&M and
was a member of the Texas Aggie
Band. During his stay at A&M he
wrote his first song.
“I wrote a song in the summer
between my sophomore and junior
year,” Creager said. “I never per
formed it, but with it I knew what
1 wanted to do. ”
Creager eventually dropped
out of A&M and went on to grad
uate from Sam Houston State Uni
versity, becoming an accountant
in Houston.
When the motivation to make
music took over, he decided it was
time for a change.
In January 1997 Creager re
turned to College Station to pursue
his agriculture leadership develop
ment degree from A&M and follow
his penchant for performing.
He said his decision to forgo a
profitable existence as an accoun-
Roger Creager will celebrate the release of his first album, Having
Fun All Wrong, at a CD-release party tonight at Shadow Canyon.
Country singer Creager is a former member of the Texas Aggie Band.
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case of being in the right place at
the right time,” Craeger said. “It’s
not — it’s playing 14,000 nights
and making just enough money to
pay for gas. ”
To get his name out, Creager
played at events like radio station
KORA's Singer-Songwriter Night.
He credits the experience with
helping to build his audience.
“Roy Munse, of KORA, helped me
get a lot of gigs, ranging from com
mercial jingles to live events” he said.
Soon after Creager had jelled
with his band, it was time to record
an album. The result was Having
Fun All Wrong, a collection of old
and new tunes.
The album’s title track refers to
Creager’s life during Summer 1996.
“It was a wild summer,” he said.
“The following October was when I
started to think about music."
The other tracks are indicative
of Creager’s unique style of coun
try music.
“I’ve had people say my music
reminds them of Robert Earl Keen
and George Strait, which is a great
compliment.” he said. “1 think my
biggest influences are Lyle Lovett
and Jerry Jeff Walker, but I draw
from many artists."
Creager said his music is differ
ent from the country music domi
nating the charts.
“My music is not as polished as
most of today’s music," he said. “It
has more attitude and isn’t as
shiny. 1 wrote most of the songs,
and they are more old-school.”
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tonight at Shadow Canyon, his at
titude will be more Aggie than any
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