What Happened To Lacy J Dalton? Bio, Marriage, Son, Career, Net Worth

  •  77-year-old American country singer, Lacy J Dalton was born into a musically inclined family in Bloomsburg but she now resides in Nevada
  • Lacy J Dalton has only one son, Adam whom she shared with her first husband, John Croston before he died in 1974
  • Following the end of her second marriage with her tour manager, Aaron Anderson, Dalton focused on her music career which has earned her several awards and recognitions including an induction into the North American Country Music Association Hall of Fame

American country singer, Lacy J. Dalton now resides in Neveda where she has taken interest in saving wild horses and her beloved dogs. Known for her gritty and powerful vocals, the outlaw country singer was first married to John Croston and later to Aaron Anderson. She has only one child, Adam, whom she had during her first marriage.

Dalton had several hits in the 1980s and quite a number of the songs made it to several music charts. She received the Country Music Association for Best New Female Vocalist in 1979. Also, the singer has been inducted into the North American Country Music Hall of Fame.

Lacy J Dalton's Personal Profile

  • Full name: Jill Lynne Byrem
  • Nick Name: Lacy J Dalton
  • Date of birth: October 13, 1946
  • Age: 77 years old
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra
  • Place of birth: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Marital Status: Divorced
  • Spouse: John Croston(deceased), Aaron Anderson
  • Children: 1(Adam)

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Who is Lacy J Dalton?

Born Jill Lynne Byrem, Lacy was born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1946. She was raised in a family of music lovers. Her father played the guitar and other musical instruments while he served as a hunting guide in a Nature reserve while her mother was a waitress and bartender. Her parents both enjoyed singing country songs.

As regards her educational pursuits, the singer enrolled at Brigham Young University, Utah after graduating from high school.

The Bloomsburg Singer was Married Twice

After Lacy moved to California in 1967, she joined a rock band called Office. While she was there, she met John Croston, who then became her manager and later partner.

The pair stayed together in Los Angeles where they continued to work with the band until the band broke up. However, she and Croston continued to stay together.

Lacy J Dalton and John Croston got married in 1971 and welcome their son, Adam that same year. Sadly, Croston got involved in a freak accident when he collided with another swimmer. First, he became paralyzed, and three years later in 1974, he died.

So as to support herself and her son, Dalton started working as a cook in Santa Cruz while still taking gigs at night. Although there are very few details about her son, it is known that Adam is now 53 years old.

After several attempts to start romantic relationships, the mother of one eventually began a long-term relationship with John Fitzgerald, whom she met during one of her local shows. However, the relationship later ended and she decided to focus on her music career.

By the time her career look stable, she started another relationship with her tour manager, Aaron Anderson. She later married him and relocated to Reno in 1998 with him. As a couple, Lacy and Aaron founded the Let ’em Run Foundation in 1999 and devoted themselves to helping save wild horses in Nevada’s Virginia Range from abuse and extinction.

Her marriage to Aaron Anderson would later end in 2005.

Lacy J Dalton is One of the Greatest Country Singers

Dalton has been described as one of the greatest country singers who can draw a lot of crowd attraction due to the high emotions at play in her songs.

Her first husband was part of her settling into a music career. Lacy J Dalton continued putting effort into her music from the formation of their first band and its failure to the last. Even though it took her 10 years to sign a record deal, she never gave up.

In 1979, she was signed as Jill Croston by Colombia Record in 1979 and she recorded 11 albums while on the label. The songs she released that year earned her the Best New Female Vocalist Award from the Country Music Association.

In 1992 she signed with Liberty and recorded 2 albums. Most of her songs are a reflection of her emotional state after the loss of her husband, she wrote Crazy Blue Eyes and Losing Kind of Love as hard-luck songs.

Lacy J Dalton sang and made collaborations with quite a number of artists. She was the opening act for Hank Williams Jr. and Willie Nelson among other legends.

Following a rocky yet successful career, she got inducted into the North American Country Music Association Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here are some of her songs:

  • Hard Times 1980
  • Whisper 1980
  • Takin’ It Easy 1981
  • Everybody Makes Mistakes 1981
  • Slow Down 1981
  • Black Coffee 1989
  • Bye Bye Love 1992
  • Slip Away 2004
  • Next to Me 2013

What is the Country Singer’s Net Worth?

Lacy J Dalton’s net worth is speculated to be between $1 million to $5 million. Her earnings are from her career as a singer and songwriter with a career spanning decades.

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What Happened to Lacy J Dalton?

Besides music, the 77-year-old country singer is deeply involved with the Williams James Arts correction program. The program is targeted at prison inmates at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California.

While she still performs in small clubs, Lacy has other been involved in several charity causes. Moreso, Dalton loves taking care of wild horses that roam in Nevada.

Despite the challenges Lacy J Dalton encountered in the early years her career, she became one of the greatest country musicians of all time. She is known for singing about her real-life experiences and struggles.

While she is now a die-hard advocate for the sensible protection and preservation of America’s free-roaming horses and dogs, she would forever be known as a singer with gritty and powerful vocals.

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