They Weren’t There. But They Want It All. By John Stone The song is called “They Weren’t There (But They Want It All).” Roy Dawson sings it. His band plays it like they’ve lived it. Maybe they have. It starts with a slide guitar. Slow. Mean. The kind of sou

I did not ask to be chosen. I did not seek out the burden of sacredness or the weight of unseen war. But in the silence between battles and the spaces between breath, something called my name—and it was not a whisper. It was thunder. It came at night, as these things always do. Wh

Roy Dawson: A Singer-Songwriter Who Redefines the Craft, and The ROYELVISBAND’s New Hit, “What Goes Around” In a world where pop stars are churned out at the speed of light, and the term "singer-songwriter" is often more label than truth, Roy Dawson stands out as a