12 Facts About Dean Dillon

Dean Dillon was born on Larry Dean Flynn; March 26,1955 and is an American country musician and songwriter.

Since 1993, Dillon has continued to write hit songs for other artists, most notably George Strait.

In 2002, Dean Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Dean Dillon was born Larry Dean Flynn on March 26,1955, in Lake City, Tennessee, where he was raised.

Dean Dillon began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and when he was 15 he made his first public appearance as a singer and performer in the Knoxville variety show Jim Clayton Startime.

Dean Dillon was featured on several duet albums with songwriting partner Gary Stewart.

Early songwriting success earned Dean Dillon a recording deal with Capitol Records for whom he released two studio albums.

In 1991, now at Atlantic Records, Dean Dillon released his most successful and most recent studio album, Out of Your Ever Lovin' Mind.

Dean Dillon has another daughter, named Song, who is a singer songwriter.

Dean Dillon has worked with a younger generation of country stars including Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney.

Dean Dillon co-wrote two songs on Toby Keith's 2005 album Honkytonk University, and five on his 2006 album White Trash with Money, including the single "A Little Too Late".

Dean Dillon has either written or co-written the following singles for other artists:.