Dag King

AA-S Best Bet: If you have to work today but don't want to miss all the daytime South by Southwest music, use your lunch break to check out the Austin Music Magazine Showcase and enjoy Jovita's Tex-Mex. One of today's artists, singer-songwriter Dag King, is from Norway and recorded three albums in Denmark and Norway before making Austin his home. His songs are described as a mix of country, rock and pop. Performing with King are local musicians Kyle Clayton on bass and Kent Clayton on guitar. Austin favorite Dale Watson also will be performing as part of the daylong showcase. Watson's traditional country music and deep voice have made him popular on the Austin music scene. Other musicians performing today include the Flying Club, Serena Ryder, Phonograph, Carrie Rodriguez and Golden Bear.
— Lauren Dimitry - March 16, 2007
- Austin American Statesman - Lauran Dimitry

When Dag King, a Norwegian-Texan singer songwriter, met Myrtie Payne in the fall of 2007 he never dreamed he would soon be in the studio singing with her on a song her dad had written more than fifty years ago in 1949. Myrtie even let Dag record with her dad's famous 1938 D-18 Martin acoustic guitar, given to Leon Payne by his friend Hank Williams Sr.

With much of contemporary country music turning to the classic styles of the 40’s and 50’s, and the recent acclaim given to the new Willie Nelson duet of Leon Payne’s famous “Lost Highway” with Norwegian pop sensation Kurt Nilsen, Dag King and Myrtie Payne are certainly in fine company with these two heartfelt versions of “I Love You Because”. All of this attention is introducing many new fans to the numerous hits penned by Leon Payne. Some of the artists that have recorded his songs include Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Hank Thompson, George Jones, Charlie Rich, Jeff Buckley, and of course the great Hank Williams Sr.

Dag and Myrtie are joined on these recordings by Emmett Roch on dobro, Patrick Harris on double bass, Kimbeau Keating on fiddle, and producer James Laurance on drums. Carefully mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio, these recordings were fine-tuned for CD, a future limited edition vinyl pressing and mp3 downloads.

To download mp3s of the two new versions of “I Love You Because”, please visit
http://cdbaby.com/cd/dagkingmusic

For more information on Dag King and other artists on Audiomoxie Records
Please visit http://www.audiomoxie.com or call (512) 835-8735
- Audiomoxie Records Press Release