Denton was born during the Great Depression to sharecroppers and had no electricity as a child.
Senator Denton recorded four songs for Judd and later appeared on the Dick Clark Show.
[5] While on the Dick Clark Show on September 6, 1958, he sang "Back to School.
"[2][3] In 1997 Senator Denton returned to his musical roots and began recording again.
He had a son, Mike, who died from a staph infection after knee surgery at the age of 42.