Name: Songs and Stories Of Dean Dillon
Start: 2024-10-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Von Braun Center

SHOWTIME
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS
Available NOW at the VBC Box Office or online at ticketmaster.com.
ABOUT
Country Music Hall of Fame member, Dean Dillon, will be the center of attention at the Von Braun Center Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, as many of country music’s biggest stars honor the legendary singer/songwriter. The event dubbed “Songs and Stories of Dean Dillon,” will be filmed for a television special to broadcast at a later date.

During the one-night only concert event, artists will pay tribute to songs written or co-written by Dean Dillon and made famous by Toby Keith, Vern Gosdin, Waylon Jennings, and Keith Whitley, while others will perform songs that became hits for their own career. Artists confirmed to perform include George Strait, Vince Gill, Ronnie Dunn, Riley Green, Justin Moore, ERNEST, Larry Fleet, Jamey Johnson, Pam Tillis, Zach Top, Mark Chesnutt, Billy Currington, Gramps Morgan, Due West and the man of the night - Dean Dillon.

Dillon has composed or co-written 55 songs for George Strait, including 19 singles, 11 of which went to No. 1. Even in a career like Strait’s, the Dillon titles stand out: “Marina del Rey,” “The Chair,” “I’ve Come to Expect it From You,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” “She Let Herself Go,” and “The Best Day.” His songs all pair instantly catchy melodies with gutbucket country lyrics, signature qualities of a Dillon composition that would also become hallmarks of Strait’s own style and sound.

Dillon is a three-time Grammy nominee with 26 No. 1 singles to his songwriting credit and was named the 1985 Billboard Country Artist of the Year. In 1986, Dillon was awarded the Nashville Songwriters award. The Country Music Association (CMA) honored Dillon with the CMA Triple Play Award in 1995, 1996, 1998 for penning three No. 1 songs in a 12-month period. In 2002, Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Bob Dylan and Shel Silverstein.