25 Facts About Will Dailey

Will Dailey is an American independent recording artist, performer and producer.

Will Dailey's sound has been described as having a rich vintage vibe while having a firm appreciation of AM rock, pop and big hooks.

Will Dailey has released albums with Universal, CBS Records, Wheelkick Records and JS Music Group.

In 2009 and 2010, Will Dailey released Torrent, which involved the artist digitally releasing a burst of new music approximately every three months, and then compiling that material, along with bonus material, as a physical and digital audio package twice a year.

Will Dailey is a part of the John Mellencamp and Stephen King musical project Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.

At age 12, Will Dailey used his own savings to buy a small guitar and amp.

Will Dailey is currently a member of the Farm Aid Development Advisory Board.

Will Dailey's songs have appeared in a variety of venues, including numerous television shows.

Since 2009 Will Dailey has been closely involved and performing regularly in Theo Epstein and Peter Gammons charity event Hot Stove Cool Music to benefit The Foundation To Be Named Later since 2010 in both Chicago and Boston.

Since 2014, Will Dailey has been on the Development Advisory Counsel for Farm Aid.

In 2013 Will Dailey was the artist ambassador to an East Boston-based nonprofit organization ZUMIX dedicated to building of community through music and the arts and continues to remain associated.

In 2020, at the onset of the Covid lockdown and the cancelation of 2020 tours, Will Dailey began streaming concerts from his shower in support of Boston Venues and independent musicians facing economic distress.

In 2004, Will Dailey sold his car to pay for the release of his first full-length solo album, GoodbyeRedBullet.

Will Dailey instead relied upon his family and friends to generate publicity, a tactic which eventually gained him a mailing list of more than 25,000 worldwide.

Thereafter, Will Dailey was able to proceed with his tour for a short while as a means of paying his staggering medical bills.

In late 2006, Will Dailey was among the first artists signed to the newly reformed CBS Records.

Will Dailey's cover recording of Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was made available as a bonus track to anyone purchasing the re-release of Back Flipping Forward on iTunes.

Will Dailey's version was used extensively by CBS for on-air promotion of the series, Kid Nation.

Will Dailey appeared in an episode of CSI: NY on October 17,2007.

Will Dailey was seen and heard performing "Rise" in a club, while Gary Sinise's character Mac Taylor played bass alongside him.

In 2009, Will Dailey released a new EP every few months as part of his year-long musical project called Torrent.

In May 2009, Will Dailey released a promotional video for Torrent, in which he is forced by his managers to make a commercial for Torrent in the style of a famously over-the-top 1976 TV commercial for the Peter Lemongello album Love '76.

Will Dailey followed with a lyric music video for "Higher Education" in late September 2014.

The Boston Herald called the album [6]"a new peak" for Will Dailey and called Golden Walker a top album of 2018 [7] alongside Lake Street Dive, Janelle Monae, Brandi Carlile and Neko Case.

Will Dailey plays a custom built Novo and Fano electric guitar model JM6 through a Swart Space tone and Goodsell Super 17 and various acoustic guitars including Scott Baxendale Customs and a D'Angelico acoustic.