Biography
Beaumont, Texas, USA. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Dayton’s brand of country music has been labelled ‘turbo country’, a nod to his rockabilly roots with the Road Kings and the Alamo Jets. Dayton was raised on a diet of blues, cajun and punk, but graduated into full-flown rockabilly with the Road Kings, the outfit he formed in the late 80s with friends Eric Tucker (drums) and Jason Burns (bass). The trio built up a sterling reputation on the club scene with their frenetic East Texas strain of rockabilly, touring extensively up and down the country and recording a number of self-released records. Although the Road Kings never disbanded, Dayton began to expand his horizons at the start of the 90s by forming alt country outfit the Alamo Jets with Craig Pettigrew (bass), Brian Thomas (steel guitar) and Tom Lewis (drums). He signed to Texas-based independent label Justice Records for the release of his solo debut Raisin’ Cain in 1995. On the...
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