Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist and authorJulian Dawson performs "Uneasy Rider", a track from his CD, "Travel On". On July 4th 1954, the day Elvis Presley first got together with Scotty and Bill at Sun Studios in Memphis, Julian Dawson came into the world in London, England. He grew up in Kent as one of seven brothers, had nine misspent years at two Catholic boarding schools which ended when he was expelled the day before his 17th birthday. After a year spent working, he went on to study Fine Art and Printmaking at Exeter Art College. With solo performances and an increasingly popular Art School Band, he soon realised that singing suited him much better than painting and he joined his first professional band, playing for the US forces in Germany. With the example of the Beatles firmly in mind, he left England overnight to start rehearsals in Frankfurt, where it soon became clear that there was no scope for original material, so Julian left to see what the rest of Germany had to offer. After a move back to England, the next few years saw a lengthy period of learning his trade touring all over Europe with his various band line-ups, which eventually led to a flood-pub-rock influenced first LP, Let Out The Pig. Realising that the energy he was spending on keeping a Transit van alive would be better spent making a good record, Julian began working at the Can Studio near Cologne on tracks which led to The Flood project with Rosko Gee (Traffic) and Jaki Liebezeit (from ...

Julian Dawson performs "How Can I Sleep Without You", a song he also recorded as a duet with Lucinda Williams, in concert. Julian Dawson was born in London 4th July 1954, the same day that Elvis first got together with Scotty and Bill to invent rocknroll. He is one of seven brothers. He passed nine misspent years in two Catholic boarding schools and three good ones at Art College, before deciding to take up music full time and playing his first professional jobs for the US army in Germany. After a return to London, he learned his craft on the road all over Europe and the UK with various band line-ups, playing his own songs from day one and eventually landing his first record deal. One pub-rock influenced LP was followed by two albums for Polydor, both recorded at the legendary Can Studio near Cologne with Jaki Liebezeit and guests Richard Thompson and Toots Thielemans. As Real As Disneyland garnered album-of-month status and sold well in the German-speaking territories, setting a pattern of Dawson having more success abroad than at home that has remained a feature of his career so far. In the early nineties Julian turned his attentions to the USA, making two albums in Nashville with E Street Band bass-player Garry Tallent producing and a host of local guests, including Vince Gill, Duane Eddy, Bill Payne and Steve Forbert. Fragile As China charted in Germany and helped him build a radio presence and a solid following in the USA, where he still tours at least once a year ...