THE stars really were big and bright deep in the heart of Texas when Scunthorpe- born musician Tom Dakin made his American debut.Tom, 26, the son of the town's MP Nic Dakin, is the lead guitarist with the Sheffield-based band The Crookes, who were among the British artists performing at the world-famous SXSW Festival in the Texan capital of Austin.Going to the US also proved to the ex-John Leggott College student that you can never really escape from home.Tom said: "We played six gigs and...
