2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.īut did you know George Jones was not the first country singer to cut the song? “Tennessee Whiskey” Became A Mainstay George Jones’ Live Set George Jones’ recording in 1983 brought the song into the spotlight after it peaked No. Hank Williams, Jr.After nearly forty years, the song “Tennessee Whiskey” remains a country music staple. "You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue" "She's Playing Hell Trying to Get Me to Heaven"ĭavid Anthony, Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrac Royer " Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her Cannon, Raleigh Squires, and Jimmy Darrell 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".ĭillon has either written or co-written the following singles for other artists:įrank Dycus, Murray F. In 2002, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Bob Dylan and Shel Silverstein. "The New Never Wore Off My Sweet Baby" ĭillon has worked with a younger generation of country stars including Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney. "Smokin' in the Rockies" (with Gary Stewart) "Those Were the Days" (with Gary Stewart) " Nobody in His Right Mind (Would’ve Left Her)" "I'm Into the Bottle (To Get You Out of My Mind)" He also has another daughter, named Song, who is also a singer songwriter. On January 25, 2019, their first album together, Stained Glass and Neon, was released.ĭillon's daughter, Jessie Jo Dillon, is also a songwriter. With the help of business associates from Texas Dean Dillon create his own record label WildCatter Records, signing Sundance Head. "The first time I heard 'Dance' I thought, 'where has THIS guy been hiding? I've been in this business all my life, and with the exception of a couple of people, I've never heard anybody sing the way this man does. In 2018 he met Sundance Head at a Houston Rodeo and fell in love with his voice. Strait and his son Bubba co-wrote the latter five with Dillon. Dillon has written many singles for George Strait, including " Unwound", " Down and Out", " Marina del Rey", " The Chair", " Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her", " It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You", " Ocean Front Property", " Famous Last Words of a Fool", " I've Come to Expect It from You", " If I Know Me", " Easy Come, Easy Go", " Lead On", " The Best Day", " She Let Herself Go", " Living for the Night", " Here for a Good Time", " Drinkin' Man", " I Believe" and " Every Little Honky Tonk Bar". Songwriter Īs a songwriter, early successes includes David Allan Coe's 1981 hit " Tennessee Whiskey". In 1991, now at Atlantic Records, Dillon released his most successful and most recent studio album, Out of Your Ever Lovin' Mind. Early songwriting success earned Dillon a recording deal with Capitol Records for whom he released two studio albums. He was featured on several duet albums with songwriting partner Gary Stewart. Career Recording artist Īs a recording artist between 19, Dillon charted eight times, including one top 30 hit, "I'm into the Bottle (To Get You out of My Mind)". Upon moving to RCA Records, he was persuaded to change his recording name record executive Jerry Bradley randomly picked the name Dillon from a telephone book. Dillon first recorded on the Plantation label as Dean Rutherford, and then as Dean Dalton. After completing Oak Ridge High School in 1973 he hitchhiked to Nashville with hopes of starting a music career. He 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. Early life ĭean Dillon was born Larry Dean Flynn on March 26, 1955, in Lake City, Tennessee, where he was raised. In 2020, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2002, Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Since 1993, Dillon has continued to write hit songs for other artists, most notably George Strait. Between 19, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter.
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