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About Victor Cager:
Victor Cager's dad was a master barber and an amatuer saxophonist who played stock arrangements in his barbershop on Sunday afternoons. "I remember him playing Stardust like it was yesterday," says the singer. Victor's uncle, Red King—a legendary Dallas pianist—was another early influence. Victor continued the family musical tradition by taking up the tenor saxophone and performed throughout his school and Navy career.
The death of the singer's beloved parents in the mid eighties marked the end of Victor's career as a saxophonist and the beginning of a dark period that included periods of homelessness. "I lost all hope," says the singer, but even in this dark time, I had a song in my heart. Singing became the new vehicle for Victor's talents. The singer took the live recordings of Billy Eckstine as the basis for his singing style. The artist's repertoire is firmly rooted in jazz, standards, and the blues.
Now the sounds of everyday life provide the inspiration for Victor's singing. "I ride the train and I love the sounds of everyday life; the architecture — the traffic — the people — they all speak to you and provide a vibe — if you listen," says Cager. "My music is practical music that reflects everyday life and doesn't require a degree to understand."
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