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Jeff Dayton

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Career Highlights

Played with the KO Band, Co-wrote the Song "Any Old Time" by George Strait, Produced Jess Hawk Oakenstar's Leave A Little Light Behind Album

Genres

Pop, Country, Folk, Alternative

Worked with

Live work with: Kenny Chesney, Glen Campbell (15 years), Lee Greenwood, Toby Keith, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Ray Benson, John Michael Montgomery, Bo Diddley, the Gatlin Brothers, Nicolette Larson, the Beach Boys, Gary ‘US’ Bonds, Pam Tillis, BC Jean (writer of "If I Were a Boy" for Beyonce). Produced: Buck Owens, Kingston Trio, Glen Campbell, Chance McKinney, Matt Stell and the Crashers, Daisy Mallory, Jason Sever, Les Richardson, Keira Moran Songs cut by: George Strait, Sarah Darling, Doug Stone, Grammy winner Chubby Carrier (zydeco), Daisy Mallory Performed venues from the White House to the Grand Ole Opry; TV from Late Night with Conan O'Brien to the Today Show.

 

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Biography

Based in Nashville, TN, studio musician, songwriter, producer and touring artist.

Dayton is the pro mentor for the Nashville Songwriters Association in Hawaii, Arizona and Minnesota. He is also a pro writer with the Country Music Hall of Fame's Words and Music program in both their Distance Learning and on-site seminars.

His residency program "Making Music-Nashville Style" is a real-time, interactive school program to teach songwriting to elementary school kids.

He's been a staff performer and instructor for the BMI sponsored Kauai Music Festival since 2008.

Dayton was born and raised in Minnesota where he worked with musicians from Bob Dylan and Prince's bands as well as jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. In AZ he got his BA Music degree at ASU, had a #1 country hit record and became Glen Campbell's bandleader for the next 15 years.

Jeff has been a Nashville writer, session musician and producer since 2000.

www.jeffdaytonmusic.com
www.facebook.com/jeffdaytonmusic

Discography

  • Sarah-darling Every Monday Morning Sarah Darling Artist Garage
  • Ronnie-bear What It All Comes Down To Ronnie Bear Aspirion Records
  • Laurie-knight Call It A Feeling Laurie Knight Self-Released
  • Lucas-hoge-dirt Dirt Lucas Hoge Great Iguana Records
  • Itunes-cd-cover Never Been Better Jeff Dayton Little House
  • 4667319799_4b393019a6 Girl Time Daisy Mallory DMMP 2010
  • Daisy-cover I'm Just Sayin' Daisy Mallory dMMP 2009
  • Chubby Bayou Road Chubby Carrier Swapadelic Records
  • Matt-stell Vestibule Blues Matt Stell and the Crashers 124 Records

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