C.J. 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, Sol...