Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton in Los Angeles

Samantha Fish is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1989. Her records draw on blues rock, country, soul and garage rock, and her albums include Runaway, Wild Heart, Chills & Fever, Kill or Be Kind and Faster. “Bulletproof” is among her best-known songs. In 2023, Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton took the Death Wish Blues Tour through theatres and clubs, fronting an electric band and alternating lead vocals and guitar parts. That year they also performed at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Los Angeles. Her other festival appearances include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

Jesse Dayton is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Beaumont, Texas, born in 1966. His music draws on outlaw country, blues and roots rock, heard across solo albums including The Revealer and The Hard Way Blues. He also recorded the collaborative album Death Wish Blues with Samantha Fish. The 2023 Death Wish Blues tour paired Jesse Dayton and Samantha Fish for guitar-led performances backed by a full band, with both musicians singing material from the record. The collaboration also brought them to the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Los Angeles, where they performed at Crypto.com Arena.