Dean has been writing and performing in Nashville since the early 1980s. In 1990, he recorded his first top five hit “Only Here for A Little While.” In 1991, he won the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year with “Somewhere in My Broken Heart,” a song he co-wrote with fellow Jarrard performer Leigh. His studio albums have accounted for more than 20 hit singles on the Billboard country charts, including eleven top 10 hits like “You Don’t Count the Cost,” “Only the Wind” and “Billy the Kid.” His most recent album “Billy Dean Sings Richard Leigh” is another Dean and Leigh collaboration.
Billy Dean
With 20 hit singles and an Academy of Country Music Song of the Year award to boot, Dean is one of our favorite attendees from our annual show.
