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Hadden Sayers Hadden Sayers (born August 12, 1967) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer from Houston, TX. He is currently the frontman for the Hadden Sayers Band. . The Hadden Sayers Band consists of Sayers (guitar, vocals), Mark Frye (bass, flute, backing vocals), Tony McClung (drums) and Dave DeWitt (Keyboards). Sayers has released seven albums under his name.

Sayers also plays electric guitar as part of the "Ruthie Foster Family Band" which includes Ruthie Foster. Sayers got his start in College Station, Texas while attending Texas A&M University; attending classes by day and either performing at local clubs or blues jams or attending concerts that came to the area.

In 2007, Sayers provided the background music "Shiny New Automobile", a re-write of his "Flat Black Automobile" track on the release Supersonic, for a segment on the International Auto Show. The video and song were played on NBC television.

On February 6, 2011, Sayers performed at the Superbowl XLV pre-game party at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. He supported the Ruthie Foster Family Band as lead guitarist.

Discography
Hadden Sayers Band was released in 1995, and was quickly followed-up by Retro Futura in 1996. A live album titled Swingin' from the Fabulous Satellite, recorded at The Fabulous Satellite Lounge in Houston, Texas, was released in 1998. In 2001, Supersonic was released by Sayers. This was followed up by his release 12 Bars and the Naked Truth in 2004.

In 2006, Sayers collaborated with Michael Orlando, then of the band Cast Iron Filter, to release Christmastime, attributed to "Orlando Sayers." This full-length CD features duets of Sayers on guitar and Orlando on mandolin while sharing vocals. The album features one original composition, "Just About Christmas Time", plus twelve songs that are more traditional. Tracks receive rotation on Sirius satellite radio during the Christmas season.

Hadden Sayers released Blue Country in 2009, marking a departure from his typical blues/rock style. This EP consists of five songs of Americana. Hard Dollar, released in 2011, is a full-length CD of thirteen tracks of a variety of styles from blues, boogie, shuffle, rock, and Americana. Ruthie Foster performs a duet with Sayers on the track "Back To The Blues." It is Sayers' first release on the Blue Corn Music label.