ENTERTAINER • SONGWRITER • RANCHER
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“CJ Twitty”
Garton’s most recent single, “CJ Twitty” is an upbeat, good-time country anthem, built for hot summer days, cold drinks and weekends on the water. The title delivers a playful wink and nod to country legend Conway Twitty, with Garton borrowing the iconic last name as his alter ego comes to life somewhere between the boat ramp and the boathouse. With a rowdy singalong hook, playful lyrics and plenty of backwoods personality, “CJ Twitty” captures the carefree spirit of loading up the boat, meeting friends at the sandbar and letting the good times roll until the sun goes down.
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Single • 2025
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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.
I’ve always said I grew up about a hundred years too late. But I was very fortunate to be a young fella who got to experience a different era in the way I grew up. My grandpa, my dad and everybody, we were very old school. We didn’t have cable, we didn’t have the internet, things like that. Because out on the cattle ranch, we were one of the last places around our little town in Bristow to get that. And what was available, my grandpa just wasn’t paying for. It wasn’t necessary for him. So I grew up listening to the old things…
~ CJG
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.
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