By Rolling Stone Contributor'sSeptember 17, 2025In a world saturated with over-polished pop hooks and recycled genre formulas, it’s rare to hear a track that cuts through the noise with both grit and grace. But that’s exactly what Roy Dawson, the weathered voice and driving force behind THE ROYELVISBAND, delivers on his latest single, “I Used

Roy Dawson isn’t just another singer-songwriter—he’s cut from the cloth of rock legends. The kind of cloth that smells like bar smoke, sweat, and American grit. The kind of cloth soaked in heartache, highway miles, and hand-written lyrics on paper napkins—torn and stuffed in back pockets after a long set at a dive bar somewhere between nowh