Lacy J. Dalton
Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem; October 13, 1946) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which People Magazine likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt. Dalton had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy", "Crazy Blue Eyes", and "16th Avenue". Though absent from the U.S. country charts since 1990, she still continues to record and perform, having most recently released three independently recorded albums: Wild Horse Crossing on Shop Records in 1999; The Last Wild Place on Song Dog Records in 2004; and her 2010 self-released Here's To Hank. When asked about her musical influences, she replied: "Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, Robert Johnson, Karen Dalton, Fred Koller, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette and J. J. Cale." Personal life
Dalton has taken an interest in saving Nevada's wild horses after she found some of them roaming around Virginia City. In her "Mustang Messenger", Lacy's Let 'em Run Foundation newsletter she writes: ...the New Year will find me attempting to view the restoration of horse slaughter for human consumption in some sort of light that will keep my head from exploding. Our wonderful vet here said 
"at least they won't be going to Mexico as much, where slaughter methods are unspeakable ... I was moved to write a song which we'll soon share with you on YouTube; for now, here are the lyrics: “ODE TO SLAUGHTERHOUSE SUE AND THE BUTCHERIN’ CREW”See also:  for more on the plight of the Comstock's Wild Horses. For many years Dalton resided in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California, notably a retired Boy Scout Camp owned by Janice Papa in Ben Lomond, California

Discography

Albums

Singles

Charted B-sides

Guest singles

Music videos

Notes
A ^ "Slow Down" also peaked at Number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. B ^ "Where Did We Go Right?" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 7 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts. References

External links
Official website

1946 births
Living people
People from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Columbia Records artists
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
Country musicians from Pennsylvania
21st-century American women