...Without a doubt, Dayton would never be confused with just another "number in the machine." He has seen Johnny Cash's prediction come true. He is different and is building a solid career that he envisions he will enjoy for a long time.

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Gary Moore

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Jesse Dayton

Johnny Cash once told guitarist-singer Jesse Dayton, "You’re different, so it might take you a little longer to break than these other young guys ... but you'll have a lot longer career." Dayton took those words to heart and has committed himself to building a solid future in the music world.

...Raised in the blue-collar town of Beaumont, in East Texas, Dayton didn't have to look far for his musical influences. He would draw upon two artists who lived in the area -- George Jones, high school classmate of Jesse's father, and Lightnin' Hopkins -- to develop his own sound. In fact, Dayton first started playing guitar at 15, studying under blues legend Mance Lipscombe's and Hopkins' cousin, Mack Minor. But it was Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones' raw emotional style that Dayton sought to emulate.

...Dayton was signed by the newly formed Justice Records, whose roster included Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings, to record his first solo album...

...Country Standard Time said of Dayton's debut, "He excels at straight-ahead, steel guitar-driven toe-tappers ... and when he sings the blues, you know he's had them." And The Chicago Tribune said Dayton has got "more hooks than your granddad's tackle box." The record shot up to the #1 slot on The Gavin Report's Americana chart that year. That same year, Dayton played on the Willie Nelson tribute album Twisted Willie.

...The success of his debut album got Dayton invitations to play at some very high-profile gigs. He and his band performed at President Bill Clinton's second Inaugural Ball in 1996, and he backed his friend Lucinda Williams for her set. Dayton was on the lineup of the George Strait's "Straitfest" 18-stadium tour in 1997 and is a three-time veteran at Willie Nelson's Fourth of July picnic concerts.

...After appearing on TNN's "Crook and Chase" show in 1997 with Kris Kristofferson, Dayton received a phone call from Waylon Jennings' producer that Jennings had cut his finger and wanted Dayton to play guitar on a studio session with Jennings and Cash.