A native of Alexandria, VA, he has been a sideman for numerous local and regional performers from D.C. to Baltimore, MD to Richmond, VA over the last 25+ years for both club and studio work. He's worked with artists such as Catfish Hodge, Richmond, VA's Li'l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes and Kurt Crandall &True Story, Washington, D.C.'s Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools, Big Boy Little Band and Janine Wilson Band and Baltimore's Glenn Moomau. Mike has also backed such nationally & internationally recognized artists as Delta Groove recording artists Mitch Kashmar and R.J. Mischo, Blind Pig's John Nemeth and harp master Phil Wiggins of the piedmont blues duo Cephas & Wiggins.

Band credits include a 10+ year run with the Catfish Hodge Band, eight years with Richmond, VA's Li'l Ronnie Owens & the Grand Dukes and a 2 1/2 year stint with Kurt Crandall & True Story of Richmond, VA and a 4 1/2 year ride as the bassist with the Washington, D.C. area Beatles tribute band, The Apple Core. Recording credits include "Communication" by Catfish Hodge (2005), "Do What'cha Do" and "Young & Evil" with Li'l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes (2005 & 2001), "Grotto Says" by Steve Potter (2001) and "Maiden America" by The Deacons (1999).

A few highlights of his career include twice working in studio with Texas Blues master Anson Funderburgh, jamming with members of the Beach Boys, the legendary big band Roomful of Blues and sharing bills with the likes of Delbert McClinton, Johnny Winter, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Bobby Radcliff, Jimmy Thackery, Carey Bell, Bobby Parker, Mem Shannon, Michael Burks, Walter Trout and many others.

As a member of the Grand Dukes, Mr. Dutton's talents helped the band win reader's poll awards from Canada's "Real Blues" magazine in 2004 and an award for "Best Blues Artists" at the 5th Annual Virginia Music Awards. His songwriting collaboration with Ronnie Owens led to the Grand Dukes recording "Do What'cha Do" placing in Living Blues magazine's list of Top 100 Recordings for 2005 at #94 as well as reaching the #8 position on Canada's Real Blues magazine's top CDs of 2005.

Additionally, Mr. Dutton was a 1996 WAMA (Washington Area Music Awards) nominee for "Best Blues Instrumentalist" and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (www.blueshalloffame.com) as a Great Blues Artist from Northern Virginia on November 4, 2012.