COLE SWINDELL, CRAIG MORGAN, LEEANN WOMACK, NEAL McCOY, RANDY HOUSER AND SAMMY KERSHAW JOIN ALREADY ANNOUNCED GEORGE STRAIT, VINCE GILL, RONNIE DUNN, RILEY GREEN, JUSTIN MOORE, JAMEY JOHNSON, ERNEST, BILLY CURRINGTON, PAM TILLIS, MARK CHESNUTT, ZACH TOP, GRAMPS MORGAN, DUE WEST, AND LARRY FLEET WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY PRO-GOLFER JOHN DALY TO HONOR DEAN DILLON ON OCTOBER 9, 2024 AT VON BRAUN CENTER PROPST ARENA IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
$179 and $235 Tickets Released To Public TODAY!
Huntsville, Alabama – 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. Tickets are currently available through TicketMaster and the Von Braun Center box office. Tickets were recently released from the production holds in the $179 and $235 price range.
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. Cole Swindell, Craig Morgan, LeeAnn Womack, Neal McCoy, Randy Houser, and Sammy Kershaw will join the already announced performers list, which include, George Strait, Vince Gill, Ronnie Dunn, Riley Green, Justin Moore, Jamey Johnson, ERNEST, Billy Currington, Pam Tillis, Mark Chesnutt, Zach Top, Gramps Morgan, Due West and Larry Fleet with special guest pro-golfer John Daly, and, of course, the man of the night Dean Dillon.
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.
Dillon has composed or co-written 55 songs for George Strait, including 19 singles, 11 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.
The concert event is produced by EMG Presents. The television property is produced by Encore Music Group with executive producers Dean Dillon and Justin Ward, producers Bradford Van Demark and Michael Johnson, Director Mike Johnson, Lighting Director Mark Carver, Stage Designer Scott Morre, and Music Director Brent Rader.
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EVENT LISTING INFORMATION:
Songs and Stories of Dean Dillon
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
The Von Braun Center Propst Arena
5:30 pm Doors
7:00 pm Concert Begins
**Performances by: George Strait, Vince Gill, LeeAnn Womack, Ronnie Dunn, Riley Green, Justin Moore, Cole Swindell, Zach Top, ERNEST, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Billy Currington, Pam Tillis, Mark Chesnutt, Sammy Kershaw, Neal McCoy, Craig Morgan, Larry Fleet, Tim Watson,Gramps Morgan, Due West and Dean Dillon. More to be announced.