CJ Garton | Music, Touring & More

ENTERTAINER • SONGWRITER • RANCHER

ENTERTAINER
SONGWRITER
RANCHER

MEET CJ…

You don’t have to spend too much time with C.J. Garton to notice that he is so much more than just your typical country music artist:

He’s a songwriter who has penned tunes for the likes of Tanya Tucker, David Allan Coe, Daryle Singletary and more
He feels as much at home on his family’s ranch, tending to their cattle, as he does on the stage performing for his eager audiences
He’s served his country proudly and dedicates his time to other veterans who continue to keep us free
He has his own Cherokee lineage, through which he has fostered a deep connection with his (and this country’s) history, the earth, and his own dual cowboy/indian lifestyle

Garton says he was the typical ranch kid growing up in Oklahoma on his family’s land. He did all his chores, minded his elders, and learned the virtue of self-reliance. Yet his young mind was always occupied with music, and he has been writing and singing for as long as he can remember. Working on the ranch with his dad as a kid helped cement his lifelong dedication to authentic country sounds. “Growing up on the ranch you were surrounded by Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley and Willie Nelson tunes, and working cattle, and waking up early.

“I learned a lot about common sense and hard work out there, and I’m proud to say that I think that translates into my music. It’s just working man’s music and honest songs that got me through it.”

Now in his 30s, Garton has made a career of country music and works out of Nashville, but he still returns regularly to the family land in Oklahoma to reconnect with his roots. He’s lived without his dad since losing him in the early 2000s. The first single from Garton’s 2022 double album, Tales of the Ole West and Other Libations to Please the Palate, addresses grief and memories the artist still carries for his father. “If Daddy Could See” hits home with earnest lyrical sentiment and powerful baritone vocals (of which Keith Whitley and Merle Haggard would be proud).

Garton’s most recent single, “I Ain’t Her Horse,” invokes the nostalgia of the great country music of the ’80s and ’90s, and has become so popular that there’s now a line dance that people use to honky-tonk their nights away.

This sixth-generation cattle rancher and country singer-songwriter showcases his gift for storytelling.

Country artist CJ Garton is coming out of the saloon doors swinging… Garton’s thunderous baritone is a wonderful throwback to the days of Johnny Paycheck and Waylon Jennings, and he writes country epics that easily outduel the biggest current names in the game.

It’s the kind of grabby release we expect from someone like Jack White, not a relative newcomer from Oklahoma.

With a family tree that runs deep into American soil, country singer/songwriter C.J. Garton‘s story is rooted through his family’s 140+ year Oklahoma farm, his service in our military, and continuing in the footsteps of country music’s legendary artists with his traditional style and craft.

Imagine having the ability to see the world through a musical lens, ready to create a song at any moment. That’s what life is like for CJ Garton, who even writes songs in his dreams.