 He left the group at the end of the 1960s, and formed country rock band Steel Rail, who performed in Texas clubs throughout the 1970s.Dawson also recorded jingles and commercials for various products and radio stations in the region.In the 1980s, a resurgence of interest in rockabilly music, especially in England and through the revivalist recordings of the Cramps, whose recordings included "Rockin' Bones", led Dawson to tour Britain for the first time in 1986.