Arts & Entertainment
Loganville's Jordan Rager Releases New CD
Up-and-coming Country Singer Jordan Rager releases a new CD, "Burning Gasoline."

Just a few short months ago, was just coming off his stint as a contestant on and getting ready to graduate from . Like most graduates his age, he was at a stage in his life where he was faced with decisions on what he was going to do with the rest of his life. But this teen country singer wasnβt undecided at all β he knew exactly what he wanted to do. Rager said he is going all out to launch his music career for real, starting with the release of his new CD.
βBurning Gasolineβ is a collection of 12 songs, all written or co-written by Rager.
Β βThese songs talk about coming of age, and dealing with growing up from a guyβs point of view,β Rager said.Β βSome are about me, some are about friends of mine, some are just about life from my vantage point. But thereβs something for everyone on this CD.Β Teenagers will relate to it, for sure.Β But so will former teens.Β I think anyone who hears these songs will be reminded of a time, a place, a person, or an emotion that they felt growing up.Β Itβs about life and love, both found and lost.Β Itβs about hanging out with friends, and growing up.β
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Rager said that from the country rocking sounds of songs like Burning Gasoline, Old Georgia Dirt Road, Donβt Tell Mama, and Waylon, to the pure country sounds of My Kind of Girl, Talk About A Memory, This Old Boy, or She Ought To Be Gone, to the soulful Boys Will Be Boys, Her Own Song, and Natural Born Charm, Burning Gasoline will leave you stomping your foot, singing along, and cranking it up.Β
βIβve poured my heart and soul into every one of these songs.Β Iβm so excited to be able to bring them to you,β Rager said, adding that this CD is an independently produced project. βI hope to be signed by a big record company somedayβsoon I hope. But I didnβt want to wait until then to begin to get my own music out to the people who come and hear me sing.Β Hopefully maybe some label will hear the songs and like what they hear and start calling. But for now, Iβm proud of what weβve put together, and Iβm sure folks are going to like it. At least I really hope they do.β
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At his graduation from LHS in May, Jordan performed βWe Walk Together,β a song that he wrote for the occasion. He said heβs now committed full time to chasing his musical dreams all the way to Nashville. He continues to write and perform around Georgia and the South. On Sept. 15, Rager is scheduled to open for Gretchen Wilson during the afternoon in Buford, Ga, and then again that same night he opens for Love And Theft in Atlanta. His appearance schedule can be seen on his webpage at JordanRager.com. He will have a CD release party on Sept. 22 at in his hometown of Loganville.Β
βThereβs no place else I wanted to have a release party than Loganville,β Rager said.
βBurning Gasolineβ is available online through Ragerβs website JordanRager.com and on iTunes, or you can email to ragerdcj3@bellsouth.net.Β CDβs are $10, plus $3 for shipping. They are also available at all of his shows.Β
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