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| Billy Dean returning for benefit concert |
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Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:05 pm
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Country music star Billy Dean last appeared in Union City in April as part of the 2011-12 Community Concert of Union City/Obion County series.
While a bit under the weather for the show, he presented a solo performance for the crowd and then promised to return to the area.
He’ll make good on his promise in September when he returns for a benefit concert at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Union City to support Masquerade Theatre and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Tennessee.
A limited number of tickets will be made available for the Sept. 29 concert. General admission tickets will be $25 each. A wine and cheese event prior to the show will be held across the street at Commercial Bank and Trust. Tickets are $100 per couple and include the concert.
To purchase tickets in advance, contact Cathy Cox at 536-4569.
Dean was born April 2, 1962, in Quincy, Fla., and received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, Miss., where he majored in physical education. However, he played the club circuit along Florida’s Gulf Coast and used national talent contests as a vehicle for his music. He made the finals of the Wrangler Country Star Search in 1982, then won as a male vocalist champ on Ed McMahon’s Star Search in 1988.
Dean released his debut album in 1990 with the hits “Only Here for a Little While” and the Grammy-nominated “Somewhere in My Broken Heart,” which won him The Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year. His future hits included “Billy the Kid,” “If There Hadn’t Been You” and “We Just Disagree.” Three of his albums were certified gold, and his self-titled 1991 effort earned platinum status. He also won two CMA awards for his participation in “Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.” Dean’s last Top 10 hit came in 1996, but he surfaced as a harmony vocalist (along with Alison Krauss) on Kenny Rogers’ No. 1 hit, “Buy Me a Rose.” In 2004, he climbed to the middle of the country chart with “Thank God I’m a Country Boy.”
In the midst of his early recording career, Dean also dabbled in television. He has appeared on numerous television shows as well as made-for TV movies, including: “Blue Valley Songbird,” “A Face to Kill For,” “Lois & Clark,” “One Life to Live,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Good Morning America,” “The Tonight Show” and “The Montel Show.” He also contributed to commercials for Valvoline, McDonald’s and Chevrolet.
After a long absence, he released the album “Let Them Be Little” in 2005, with the title track reaching the Top 10. It was inspired by his two children, Hannah and Eli, and his wife, Stephanie.
Dean has transcended genres with his unique repertoire, earning numerous awards, including ACM New Male Vocalist of The Year, BMI Pop Awards, BMI Song Awards, BMI Million Air Plays Award, Country Music Television Rising Star Award, NSAI Song of The Year and a Grammy for a Country Tribute “Amazing Grace.” Published in The Messenger 8.29.12 |
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