Darryn Yates

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. The earliest musical memory I have is how much my mom adored a rock singer named Elvis Presley. I started taking guitar lessons at age 13 and I got in my 1st garage band when I was 16. We did cover songs of the 80s rockers like Poison, Bon Jovi, etc. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Freight Train” My 1st go-around in the music biz was with a band I formed in Los Angeles called On Tracy Lane. I went through some life stuff after not getting the big break I expected. Freight Train is a song about determination, the song leading my comeback. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? I don't mention this much but it's a vision I have had in my mind for many years. I put it on the back burner for a while there, but now it's my main daily focus. Playing my songs in front of 20,000 people who are singing with me...that's the dream.