The Dalton Brothers (band)

The Dalton Brothers (band)
The Dalton Brothers

Adam Clayton and Bono perform as The Dalton Brothers in 1987
Background information
Origin Indianapolis, Indiana
Genres Country
Years active 1987
Associated acts U2
Past members
Bono (as Alton Dalton)
The Edge (as Luke Dalton)
Adam Clayton (as Betty Dalton)
Larry Mullen, Jr. (as Duke Dalton)

The Dalton Brothers were a short-lived fictional, spoof country band, created and performed by U2, as their own opening act, on three dates (November 1, 1987 - Indianapolis, November 18, 1987 - Los Angeles and December 12, 1987 - Hampton) of their Joshua Tree tour[1] - "fictional" only in that they did not exist separately from U2. On those occasions, the band members appeared on stage wearing wigs, cowboy hats and country-style boots,[2] introducing themselves with "Dalton" pseudonyms, much in the style of the Lucky Luke Daltons: Alton Dalton (Bono), Luke Dalton (The Edge), Betty Dalton (Adam Clayton) and Duke Dalton (Larry Mullen, Jr.). In Los Angeles, Bono introduced the band by stating: "We play two kinds of music: country and western", after which they performed two songs: U2's own composition "Lucille" and a rendition of Leon Payne's/Hank Williams' "Lost Highway". Both songs were performed in an exaggeratedly dragged-out country and western style, and with heavy Western-American accents from Bono and The Edge, singing lead and background vocals, respectively.[3] At their appearance in Hampton, they only performed "Lucille", after which the band simply disappeared as U2 did not perform in that guise any longer. "Lucille" never saw an official release.

A video of the whole Los Angeles performance is featured as an Easter egg on the bonus DVD included in the Joshua Tree 20th Anniversary box set. To access the video, viewers have to enter a password by highlighting and selecting boxes with letters and numbers, the correct sequence being "Betty" - Adam Clayton's pseudonym.[4] Two short rehearsal excerpts of the song "Lucille" are also featured on the Joshua Tree tour documentary Outside It's America, included on the same DVD.

References

  1. ^ The Dalton Brothers on @U2.com
  2. ^ The Joshua Tree 20th Anniversary Edition Bonus DVD
  3. ^ The Joshua Tree 20th Anniversary Edition Bonus DVD
  4. ^ U2 DVD Easter eggs

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