Roger Creager
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Roger Creager is an award-winning Texas Country
singer and songwriter
.
. He was always found singing to himself during his early years, since he was shy around others. After high school, Roger attended Sam Houston State University
and earned a degree in business
. Roger went on to Texas A&M University
in College Station
to earn a degree in agriculture. In College Station, the Texas Music Revolution helped Roger become a successful musician. Since the release of his first album in 1998, Roger has become a fixture on the Texas Music scene, becoming known for his high energy performances and cult following.
Roger and his band invite fans every summer to travel with them to Playa del Carmen
, Mexico
. In August 2006 Roger traveled to Africa
and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Back home, the band continued to tour without Roger under the name The Kilimanjaros. In the summer of 2007 Roger traveled to France
to take part in the Festival Country Rendez-Vous.
Roger currently lives in Katy, Texas.
Roger's dad, Bill Creager, occasionally joins his son onstage providing vocals on songs such as "Rancho Grande." His younger brother, Randy, has also joined Roger on stage and has become a fan-favorite with songs such as "Please Come to Boston".
Texas Country
Texas country music is a rapidly growing sub-genre of American country music. Texas country is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds with the outspoken, care-free views of outlaw country...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Biography
Roger aspired to become a country music singer since he was six years old. He started learning how to play piano in the second grade, but didn't learn guitar until he was a student at Tuloso-Midway High SchoolTuloso-Midway High School
Tuloso-Midway High School is a public school in Corpus Christi, Texas . It is part of the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District.-Student demographics:...
. He was always found singing to himself during his early years, since he was shy around others. After high school, Roger attended Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
and earned a degree in business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
. Roger went on to Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in College Station
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
to earn a degree in agriculture. In College Station, the Texas Music Revolution helped Roger become a successful musician. Since the release of his first album in 1998, Roger has become a fixture on the Texas Music scene, becoming known for his high energy performances and cult following.
Roger and his band invite fans every summer to travel with them to Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. In August 2006 Roger traveled to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Back home, the band continued to tour without Roger under the name The Kilimanjaros. In the summer of 2007 Roger traveled to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to take part in the Festival Country Rendez-Vous.
Roger currently lives in Katy, Texas.
Roger Creager Band
The following is a list of the members of the Roger Creager Band along with the instruments they play.- Allen Huff - piano, Organ, accordion, washboard, and Vocals
- Matt Medearis - drums
- Rick Redfern - fiddle, Strat, and Vocals
- Stormy Cooper - bass guitar
- Josh Owen - lead guitar and Vocals. Josh Owen stopped playing with the band in June 2011. According to the website www.rogercreager.com there is no one listed as lead guitar, but they are touring with another guitar player. Fiddle player, Rick Redfern, is singing all of the vocal parts that were previously sung by Owen.
- Aleph Yonker - lead guitar and Vocals (updated 9/27/2011)
Roger's dad, Bill Creager, occasionally joins his son onstage providing vocals on songs such as "Rancho Grande." His younger brother, Randy, has also joined Roger on stage and has become a fan-favorite with songs such as "Please Come to Boston".
Arrest
Creager, along with two other band members at the time, were arrested in San Marcos, Texas at 2:02am on Friday, January 18, 2008. According to police reports, the band was throwing a party at a local hotel which police were called to due to a noise complaint. When police arrived, they found a large group of people and several girls under the age of 21 who admitted to drinking at the party. Upon receiving permission to search the room, the police found a 19 year old girl in the bathroom who admitted to drinking at the party. Creager was charged with furnishing alcohol to minors and released on $3,000 bail the same night. All charges were dropped.Discography
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Having Fun All Wrong |
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— | — |
| I Got the Guns |
|
— | — |
| Long Way to Mexico |
|
63 | — |
| Live Across Texas |
|
70 | — |
| Here It Is |
|
39 | 7 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Popular songs
- The Everclear Song (Written by Mike Ethan Messick)
- Love
- Fun All Wrong
- I Got The Guns
- Things Look Good Around Here
- Long Way To Mexico
- Love Is Crazy
- Rancho Grande
- Love Is So Sweet
- A Good Day for Sunsets