Roger Springer (born June 15, 1962, in
Caddo, Oklahoma
Caddo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census, a 5.6 percent gain over the figure of 944 recorded in 2000. The name is derived from a Caddo word, ''ka do hada’ cho'', meaning "real chief" i ...
) is an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist. Springer's only single as a solo artist, "The Right One Left," was released in 1992 on
MCA Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, Lost Highway Records, Capitol Records Nashville and EMI Records Nash ...
and peaked at No. 69 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
In 1998, Springer formed the country music trio Springer! with Shara Johnson and Joe Manuel.
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/ref> Their first single, "Don't Try to Find Me," peaked at No. 64 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. A second single, "Ain't Nothing but a Cloud," was released in 1999 but failed to chart. Renamed The Roger Springer Band, Giant
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...
released the trio's eponymous debut album in July 1999 shortly before they disbanded.
As a songwriter, Springer has co-written single releases by Mark Chesnutt
Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...
("I Might Even Quit Lovin' You," " It's a Little Too Late," "Let It Rain," "Thank God for Believers"), Sammy Kershaw
Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the ...
("Matches")[ allmusic ((( Roger Springer > Songs > Songs Composed By )))/ref> and Love and Theft ("]Dancing in Circles
"Dancin' in Circles" is a song recorded by American country music group Love and Theft. Co-written by band member Stephen Barker Liles with Robert Ellis Orrall and Roger Springer, it was released in December 2009 as the second single from the ba ...
").
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
* allmusic ((( Roger Springer > Overview )))
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1962 births
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Giant Records (Warner) artists
Living people
MCA Records artists