. Not surprising. It has been said that if you throw enough “stuff” at the wall, sooner or later something is bound to stick. And CT has displayed remarkable resilience with his throwing arm. After knocking on doors from Nashville to Los Angeles I suppose that he has every right to become discouraged at the results of his efforts. But he doesn’t. He just keeps on.

What makes a person that focused on his goal … his love of music? “My sister left home when I was just eight years old.” CT recalls. “She left behind her Gibson Les Paul copy guitar. That was enough for me!” he remembers. “I used to sit in the living room for hours playing that thing to an 8-Track of Johnny Cash’s ‘Man In Black’.” Note: If you don’t quite remember 8-Tracks ask Mom and Dad. “I would pretend I was Johnny Cash and the crowd was cheering for ME. Later, I also fell in love with the drums. After playing air drums every waking hour of every day my folks finally bought me a drum set. I guess this whole course was set right there.”

CT was born in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was adopted at 11 months old after stays in several foster homes. He grew up on a farm near Roswell, New Mexico where he attended East Grand Plains Elementary School, T. Mesa Middle School and finally Goddard High School. “I wasn’t a great student, but I did OK… and my love of music continued to develop.” CT offered. While other Country Music hopefuls were waiting tables in Nashville, CT had his share of “day jobs”. “My first after school job was in a butcher shop and I absolutely hated it! Next, I held a brief job at the local Radio Shack”. CT seemed to embrace variety and jobs as a contractor, surveyor, psychiatric technician, nurse’s aid, reservationist and several stints as a Disc Jockey followed.

But CT wasn’t just working… he was listening as well. He had his ear to his Country favorites Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Gary Allen, Pat Green and his idol, Chris LeDoux. CT mused, “When I listen to what I’ve recorded, I can hear bits and pieces of all of them.” And CT’s discography continues to grow. “Waiting For The Other Heart To Fall was a 5 song EP that I really enjoyed recording. The season seemed to take over next and we released CT’s Country Christmas. My current project American Outlaw is perhaps our biggest undertaking to date.”
CT does reserve some time for relaxation. “I fish, camp and when darkness falls it’s straight to the honky tonk dance floor.” And all wrapped in a steady diet of Country music. His fantasy? “I’d travel to Scotland and visit old castles, Loch Ness and do some ghost hunting, in season, of course.” A grin swept across his face. “I really love ghost hunting.”

CT’s chosen genre of Country music has always been about lovin’, leavin’, drinkin’ and fightin’. I asked CT which he feels has most impacted his career. “Bar brawls.” he answered without the slightest hesitation. “One night in Farmington, New Mexico 5 pipe liners got me down in the parking lot. It took the better part of a month to recover but heck, that was FUN!”

You can sample CT’s music or order it online at www.ctharrison.com.

- Bob Huntington

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