CJ Solar was born and raised in Baton Rouge, LA. He moved to Nashville, TN in 2010 to attend Belmont University and has been there ever since. Just before graduating college, he signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music which is co-owned by Brad Paisley where he wrote for 7 years. He is currently signed to Edgehill Music Publishing.
As a songwriter, CJ has co-written two #1 hits - “Up Down” recorded by Morgan Wallen featuring Florida Georgia Line and “Some Girls” recorded by Jameson Rodgers. He received the NSAI Award in 2019 for “Top 10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” for “Up Down” and was nominated for Music Row’s Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year. His songs have, also, been recorded by Jason Aldean, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, and others. His own single, “Airplane” was named by Rolling Stone Country as one of the “10 Best Country & Americana Songs of the Week” and in 2022, CJ was among 5 in Nashville nominated for AIMP (Association of Independent Music Publishers) Rising Artist-Writer of the Year.
As an artist, CJ was named Music Row’s Independent Artist of the Year in 2019. His previous singles, “Coming My Way” hit top 10 on Music Row charts and “American Girls”, “ Airplane” & “Watered Down Whiskey”, & “All I Can Think About Lately” top 15. He has garnered over 5 million Spotify streams and Rolling Stone Country named him as one of their “Artists You Need to Know”. He has played the Grand Ole Opry twice and has opened for Gary Allan, Chris Janson, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd and others on the road. He is consistently releasing new music and working on a new project. Listen to his music on all streaming platforms and follow on social media for all the latest music!
CJ has been a Skynyrd fan since a young age and at this show, he will debut his tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd! This “limited time” addition to his original show will be performed here at the Manship for the first time! Get a full band show of CJ Solar LIVE followed after intermission by “Solar Plays Skynyrd”! And, if you are in the mood for Halloween weekend…come in your best 70’s Concert wear and this time, no one will have to scream “Freebird” to get it!
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