CJ Solar
A singer, songwriter, and guitarist who plays full-bodied music that's equal parts contemporary country and Southern-influenced rock, CJ Solar was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1993. He began playing guitar when he was eight years old, and soon he and his brothers had formed a band. They initially focused on the classic rock they heard around the house -- Creedence Clearwater Revival and Lynyrd Skynyrd were particular favorites -- and later they began playing more country-related material as Solar discovered artists like Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley. In high school, Solar favored grunge-era bands such as Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, and Soundgarden, adding another level of influences to his guitar work and songwriting. After graduating from high school, Solar relocated to Nashville, where he attended Belmont University with an eye toward making music his career.
Near the end of his college career, Solar landed an internship at Sea Gayle Music, a publishing house co-founded by Brad Paisley. When a song plugger for Sea Gayle asked Solar about his own music, he passed along a demo tape he'd recently recorded, and his bosses liked what they heard and signed him to a publishing contract. Solar was soon earning his keep as a songwriter, penning tunes that were cut by Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann, Morgan Wallen, Mike Ryan, and Kyle Park. When Sea Gayle launched a record label, Solar had a record deal, and in April 2016 he released his debut EP, Hard One to Turn Down, which was dominated by his tough guitar work as well as his rowdy songs. A track from the EP, "Tall Boy," earned some attention as a single, and more singles followed, including "Just Another Day in the Country" (December 2016), "Airplane" (December 2017), and "Long Haired Country Boy" (February 2018), as Solar developed a growing following as a live performer.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Danger Zone
Rock - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 20 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Get Away With It
Country - Released by Sea Gayle Records on 25 Apr 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lies I Tell Myself
Country - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 23 Feb 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Future's Neon
Country - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 5 Aug 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Long Haired Country Boy
Country - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 6 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Just Another Day in the Country
Country - Released by Sea Gayle Records on 19 Jan 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Staring Down the Barrel
Country - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 12 Apr 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Good Day For A Heartbreak
Country - Released by Raining Bacon Records on 17 Nov 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo