Dawayne Bailey is an American guitarist who has toured and recorded with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Véronique Sanson, and Chicago.
Bailey was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. While still attending Manhattan High School in Kansas, he founded the band Rathbone, which developed a strong regional fan base. In 1972, Bailey and Rathbone moved to Los Angeles to foster their musical career.
Career Bailey released his first solo recording in 1982, a 45 rpm single of his song "Revenge of the Nurds". The release was suggested by Gerry Fialka, Bailey's first manager who was also executive producer.
Bailey then joined Gerard McMahon's band in summer 1982 and recorded No Looking Back on Full Moon/Warner Bros. which was released in 1983. While playing live shows with McMahon's band, Bailey was requested by Bob Seger's office to fly to Detroit and audition for Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. Bailey joined Seger's band in February 1983 and sang backing vocals and played lead guitar on Seger's The Distance tour, recorded Seger's Like a Rock album and performed in several videos.
Bailey then formed his own band called Private Parts and in 1986 recorded their debut album, called Dancing The Marmara. It was during this time that Bailey's former bandmate Jason Scheff called him to audition for the lead guitarist spot in Chicago. Bailey toured and recorded with Chicago from July 1986 to January 1995, and was a contributor to their previously unreleased album, which was intended in 1994 to be titled Stone of Sisyphus. He composed the title track for that album - he also shares lead vocals with Robert Lamm and plays all guitars on the title track, as well as composed another track called "Get On This". The latter was not included on the eventual June 2008 Rhino Records release of Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus for unknown reasons.
After Chicago, Bailey remained in Los Angeles and went on to perform and record with various original projects such as Shayna, Belly Puddle (featuring Jason Scheff's brother Lauren), and Bailey's own Goblin Girl Records releases. Bailey then toured and recorded with French legend Véronique Sanson in 1998 and 1999.
In October 2006, Bailey released the studio album, Joyland, on his Goblin Girl label. He performed nearly all of the instrumentation and vocals, as well as assuming the majority of production duties. He also released Sketch, a compilation of demos, unreleased material, and other miscellaneous tracks.
In March 2007, Bailey was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. In February 2012, Bailey was inducted into the Manhattan High School hall of fame.
Many of Bailey's contributions to Chicago were documented with many of his quotations, in the book The Greatest Music Never Sold, chronicling the development of what became Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus. His observations and advice about the general lifestyle of the touring musician is quoted in the book Musician's Survival Guide to Life on the Road.
Discography Year Artist Album Credit1982Dawayne BaileyRevenge Of The NurdsThe Captain Beefheart Ceremonial Shuffle1983Gerard McMahonNo Looking Back1983Gerard McMahonThe Lonely Guy [Soundtrack]1984Dawayne BaileyVicious Raisonettes1986Private PartsDancing The Marmara1986Bob SegerLike A Rock1988ChicagoChicago 191989ChicagoGreatest Hits - 1982-19891990ChicagoDays of Thunder [Soundtrack]1991ChicagoTwenty 11991The Usual SuspectsThe Usual Suspects1991Stuart HammThe Urge1992Raise The WorldThe Album Of L.I.F.E.1994Bob SegerGreatest Hits, Vol. 11994Robert LammLife is Good in My Neighborhood1995Dawayne BaileyThe Living Room of Me1996ChicagoOvertime1996Dawayne BaileyA Black Church In Marietta1997Pat BooneIn a Metal Mood1997ChicagoHeart of Chicago - Vol 1 & 21997Dawayne BaileyBeautiful Ruins1997Dawayne BaileyShayna1998Dawayne BaileyBelly Puddle1998ChicagoHeart of Chicago - Vol 3 & 41998Jeff DuffKiss My Apocalypse1999Véronique SansonD'UN PAPILLON À UNE ÉTOILE2001Véronique SansonLes Moments Importants2002Dawayne Baileysketch2003Cardboard CyndiCardboard Cyndi2003Bob SegerGreatest Hits, Vol. 22003ChicagoThe Box (Rhino/Warners)2004Robert LammToo Many Voices2005ChicagoLove Songs2006Dawayne BaileyJoyland2006Bob SegerEssential Seger2007Chicago40th Anniversary2007Veronique SansonPetits Moments Choisis2008ChicagoThe Heart of ChicagoMVI DVD - Rhino/WEA2008ChicagoChicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus2008Véronique SansonEt voila - And That The Complete1967-2007 (22 CD-4 DVD)2008Veronique SansonIndestructible - Edition Deluxe Remastered Bonus Tracks2009ChicagoCollectors Edition 3-CD Metal Box2009Bob SegerEarly Seger/Volume 12011Bob SegerUltimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets2014Debra Goodrich BiselKansas Music: Stories of A Rich Traditionbook2015 Chicago The Studio Albums 1979-2008/Vol Two 10 CD BoxRhino2018 Chicago VI Decades LiveRhino
Videography Year Artist Title Credit 1989 Chicago Live at the Budokan 1992ChicagoAnd The Band Played On1993ChicagoLive at the Greek Theater2016ChicagoNow More Than Ever - The History of Chicago
References
External links
Official page on Myspace
Véronique Sanson's official website