Jesse Dayton

Not since Doug Sahm has an artist so naturally encompassed the diversity of Texas' musical heritage as Jesse Dayton. It's fitting, then, that Sahm and fellow Texas Tornado Flaco Jimenez joined Dayton on his 1995 solo debut, Raisin' Cain. Born in Beaumont, Dayton's early exposure to classic honky-tonk and Lone Star blues melded with the more contemporary rock and punk influences of his teens, leading to the formation of Dayton's hard-driving rockabilly band, the Road Kings, in the late Eighties with Eric Tucker and Jason Burns and, in the early Nineties, the alt.country sound of the Alamo Jets. While Raisin' Cain climbed to No. 1 on the Americana charts, the follow-up was stalled by its label, Justice, so the songwriter moved to L.A. and reformed the Road Kings. He returned to Austin in 2000, releasing Tall Texas Tales on his own Bullet imprint, which led to him founding the Stag label for subsequent releases. Following 2001's Hey NashVegas!, Dayton's diverse influences were brought to the fore with Country Soul Brother in 2004. The following year, Dayton was commissioned by Rob Zombie to write and record songs for the film The Devil's Rejects, later released as Banjo & Sullivan: The Ultimate Collection 1972-1978. In 2006, Dayton released South Austin Sessions and, in 2007, the country duet album Holdin' Our Own with Brennen Leigh. – Doug Freeman

"Jesse pays respect to the country tradition while forging ahead with a sound that adds blues and rock to the mix. With a sweet-honey voice and blade-sharp guitar licks, Jesse's songs and delivery ring with authenticity. " more

Blues/Gospel Classical Country/Bluegrass DJ/Electronica Experimental Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Hip-hop Jazz New Age Pop/Rock Punk R&B/Soul/Funk Reggae Singer-Songwriter/Folk Spoken Word Tex-Mex/Conjunto World Music

Wed., June 19 @ Thursdays, 6 p.m. @

Jesse Sings Kinky

Country Soul Brother

Hey NashVegas!

Raisin' Cain Justice (1995)

Tall Texas Tales Bullet Records (2000)

Hey NashVegas! Stag (2001)

Country Soul Brother Stag (2004)

South Austin Sessions Stag (2006)

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