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Jeff Dayton

Songwriter / guitarist / producer / road dog

About Me

Based in Nashville, TN, Jeff is a staff songwriter and session guitarist on Music Row at Black River Music Group.....His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Doug Stone, Sarah Darling, Chubby Carrier and many more.....On the road, Jeff spent 15 years as bandleader/ guitarist for Hall of Fame artist Glen Campbell. He's also played on tours with Kenny Chesney, Tammy Cochran and an additional 3 years with Lee Greenwood....In the studio, Jeff's producer credits include Buck Owens, Glen Campbell and the Kingston Trio, plus many regional and developing artists.... Jeff was the founder of the Nashville Writer Posse.... Jeff also serves as the NSAI Adopt-a Shop Pro mentor for the Phoenix, AZ regional workshop, leads songwriting workshops around the country as part of NSAI's Pros On The Road program and volunteers in the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum's Words and Music educational curriculum....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2006
Band Website: jeffdaytonmusic.com
Band Members: Thanks to the great companies and their products I get to use and/or endorse: GUITARS: Hamer, Bourgeois, Taylor, Ovation, Fender, KoAloha Ukuleles, Emmons steel guitars; AMPS: Top Hat, Fender, Mesa Boogie, Leslie, vintage "mystery amp;" MICS: Rode, Audix, Shure, Oktava SOFTWARE: Cakewalk Sonar 6, Antares; HARDWARE: Radial, RME, Line 6, Korg, Aphex, Jim Dunlop, Levy's Leathers. KEYS: Hammond, Korg. All You've Got
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Influences: Grew up on rock, folk, pop and bluegrass... All-time fave GUITARISTS: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Sonny Landreth, Larry Carlton, George Benson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BANDS/WRITERS/ARTISTS: Little Feat, Rodney Crowell, Buck Owens, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Karla Bonoff, Bob Marley, Debussy, Guy Clark, Bach, Bob Wills, Ella Fitzgerald, Merle Haggard, Jethro Tull, Roger Miller, Bob McDill, Marc Cohn, David Wilcox, Jimmy Webb, the Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Flatt & Scruggs, Count Basie... TODAY’S ARTITS: Phil Vassar, Keith Urban, Gin Blossoms, Rembrandts, Tricia Yearwood, Dierks Bentley, Ricky Skaggs, Anthony Smith, Yellow Card, Colbie Caillat, George Strait, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, and any artist who cuts great songs and sings their tail off. PRODUCERS: Frank Rogers, Bobby Terry, Al Schmidt, Mutt Lange, Brett Beavers. FAVORITE INSTRUMENTS: guitars of all kinds and sizes, cello, steel, dobro, Hammond organ.
Sounds Like: I sound like everything I grew up on, all the music I played in garages, bars and backyards, my influences and heroes...and it always sounds just like me.
Record Label: Black River Music Group (publishing)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Cliche` Police...coming for you...

Songwriters: we've all got lyrics that are subject to apprehension by the Cliche Police....that tired old rhyme that you can see coming a mile away and shows up in a million songs.... The challenge of...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:12:00 PST

SARAH DARLING: CBS, Presidential Debates and CD news

Most of you know, I've been writing songs with the wonderful Sarah Darling for a good while now and her debut CD is due to be released in January with six of our songs on it. This week, she's taping t...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:03:00 PST

More Sarah Darling session news

We've been in the studio this week at Black River Music (Ronnie's Place) cutting new tracks for BRMG artist Sarah Darling. The sessions included six new sides, with two songs Sarah and I wrote togethe...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:54:00 PST

JEFF SIGNS WITH BLACK RIVER MUSIC

I'm totally stoked...I signed a full-on publishing deal. I'm now a staff writer at Black River Music Group, a new label/publishing/studio company on Music Row. Black River artists are Jeff Bates (fir...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:48:00 PST

"Kisses" on Jason Foster’s space tops 200,000 plays...

I was delighted to get a phone call from Jason Foster this week and learn that his cut of my song "Kisses" is way over 200,000 plays on his MySpace player. Wow, that's amazing! Thanks Jason! Check ou...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:22:00 PST

Studio session news: Sarah Darling and more

Lots of session work lately...publishing demos, artist projects, custom work, at Station West, Omni and Ronnie’s Place (the Milsap studio). I’m excited about being asked to play on new tra...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:47:00 PST

Congratulations to Sarah Darling and Jamie Floyd!

I want to congratulate my Writer Posse sisters, Sarah Darling and Jamie Floyd, for their successes! Jamie has signed with Cherry Heart Music, the folks who own the Sommet Center. Lisa Johnson is at th...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:19:00 PST

Jeff has 3 songs on Misty Rae’s debut CD

Please check out Misty Rae and her debut CD "Love Wins." If you are new to Misty, she is one of Nashville's most dynamic young voices with a passion and creativity that is rare, even among this town'...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:01:00 PST

AMERICAN IDOL ranks Girl Like That at number 4

The American Idol Underground listeners have pushed Jeff's song "A Girl Like That" (Dayton/Sever) to 4 this week. Drop by for a listen and vote if you like! http://www.idolunderground.com/Pages/Chart...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:19:00 PST

BREAK ME TWICE hits #2 on Idol Underground charts!

Break Me Twice has jumped all the way to the #2 spot on the American Idol Underground music charts! Jeff wrote this award-winning song (QuickLaunch First Place) with Shaunna Bolton and Jason Sever. C...
Posted by Jeff Dayton on Tue, 29 May 2007 01:06:00 PST