Mysterious blues singer hit the iTunes Top 100 11 times this month — but fans are only now discovering his 'true identity'
The soloist currently has six songs to his name, and his album 'The Years Between' rose to Number 3 on the iTunes chart
Millions of people across the world are going crazy about this mysterious blues singer who goes by the name Eddie Dalton. Everyone from 18 to 80 is hooked on his songs, with some even calling them diamonds in the rough. Dalton’s songs dominated 11 spots in iTunes' Top 100 in April 2026, and he has millions of fans following him. The only caveat, though, is that he is not a real person, as Showbiz411 reported on April 1.
The soloist currently has six songs to his name. His album The Years Between rose to Number 3 on the iTunes chart, as per Newsweek. Fans have been eager to get a glimpse behind the scenes of this singer, but after the report surfaced, listeners were more surprised than ever. The entire singer persona turned out to be a creation of content creator Dallas Ray Little, based in Greenville, South Carolina. He owns a company by the name of Crunchy Records, where he produces AI music and videos under fictional names.
Apart from Dalton, Little also operates other AI-based singers, including Cody Crotchburn, Cade Winslow, and a gospel singer named Solomon Ray. All of these have landed in the top hundreds in streaming charts, as reported by Dev.to. According to Newsweek, Little stated, “I don’t appreciate how my work has been characterized.” Every social media video, he added, is "clearly labeled as AI-generated, and many listeners are fully aware of that and enjoy the music for what it is." While Dalton's TikTok account states that the music is AI-generated, the YouTube or Instagram accounts make no such mention. Little also said that all the songs are written by him.
As AI-generated music becomes more widespread, questions around how listeners perceive it are becoming harder to ignore. In 2025, Deezer, a music app, surveyed 9000 people across eight countries and found that 97% of listeners can't tell the difference between an AI singer and a human singer. The study also revealed that more than 50,000 AI-based tracks are uploaded each day, making up roughly a third of daily uploads on music platforms.
Even though Dalton isn't a real singer, people don't seem to mind and actually enjoy his music. @UTWPublishing-m2c wrote, "Definitely the king of AI R&B Jazzy Soul. Absolutely love this older style. I grew up on this." @Michael-pn1qn said, “I put all his songs on a CD & now I play them in my car. Amazing emotion.”
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