Jesse Dayton Releases New Album THE OUTSIDER Today + Tour Dates

Guitar slinger Jesse Dayton has released his new album The Outsider today via Blue Élan Records. The Outsider was literally recorded while on tour in Atlanta, Denver, Nashville and Austin and mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Vance Powell (who has worked with the likes of Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell and Jack White).

Jesse Dayton's career reads like a who's who of American music, having recorded guitars on records and film with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Glen Campbell and more. He has toured the world with punk legends X, filling for guitarist Billy Zoom on a 40-city U.S. tour. Rob Zombie asked him to write and record a soundtrack for his film 'The Devils Rejects,' which then lead to co-writing songs for Rob's follow up franchise film, 'Halloween 2' (which Dayton appears in playing the part of character 'Captain Clegg').

About "The Outsider" Dayton says, "It's a lot like 'The Revealer', but even more stripped down with some sweet acoustic guitar songs and some raw electric guitar work". All the influences are there; the George Jones-inspired singing on "Changin' My Ways," the Outlaw country twang of Waylon and Jerry Reed on "Belly of the Beast," the angst and energy of The Clash and X on hillbilly protest song "Charlottesville," and the deep east Texas blues and Cajun rockabilly of "May Have To Do It" and "Hurtin Behind The Pine Curtain." While there are many different sides to him musically, this all rolls into one big hybrid that Jesse Dayton has been honing for over 20 years.

Be sure to catch Jesse Dayton on tour in a city near you performing material from The Outsider.

Tour Dates:

6/7 - City Winery - Nashville, TN supporting Reckless Kelly
6/9 - Two Doors Down - Maryville, TN
6/10 - The Pour Music Hall - Raleigh, NC
6/12 - City Winery - New York, NY supporting Reckless Kelly
6/13 - Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA supporting Reckless Kelly
6/14 - Mauch Chunk Opera House - Jim Thorpe, PA supporting Reckless Kelly
6/15 - The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA supporting Reckless Kelly
6/16 - Roxy and Dukes Roadhouse - Dunellen, NJ supporting Legendary Shack Shakers, Chuck Mead
6/17 - Askew - Providence, RI
6/19 - Once Lounge - Somerville, MA
6/20 - The Cove Music Hall - Worcester, MA
6/22 - Southgate House Revival - Newport, KY
6/23 - Cleveland, OH - Rock Hall Plaza Stage
7/14 - Port Aransas, TX - The Back Porch Bar
7/20 - Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe - Galveston, TX
7/21 - McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Houston, TX
7/27 - The Broken Spoke - Austin, TX
8/11 - Knuckleheads Saloon - Kansas City, MO
8/12 - Bourbon Theatre's Rye Room - Lincoln, NE
8/14 - Bigs Sports Bar and Billiards - Sioux Falls, SD
8/15 - Uptown Vfw - Minneapolis, MN
8/16 - sty Barn Sessions - Spring Green, WI
8/17 - Door County Brewing Company and Music Hall - Baileys Harbor, WI
8/18 - The Live Wire - Chicago, IL

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