The Writers Round – Dean Dillon with Jaryd Lane Opening

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HEADLINER - Dean Dillon began playing the guitar at the age of 7 growing up in Tennessee. His songs starting hitting the charts in 1979 climbing into the top 30 with his first released album. In 1981, “Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her” by George Strait ran up the charts to #1. Dean wrote “Tennessee Whiskey” and in 1983, George Jones’ version climbed all the way up to #1. Dean was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. Throughout his songwriting career, he has produced award-winning songs for artists such as Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Lee Ann Womack. He is most famous for writing over 50 hits for George Strait, such as “Marina del Rey,” “Easy Come Easy Go” and “The Chair.” In 1985, Dean was named Billboard Country Music Artist of the Year. He is a three time Grammy Nominee with 26 Number #1 records. In 2013, BMI gave him the ICON Award and this year (2017) ACM Nominated “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton for Song of the Year!

OPENING ACT
Jaryd Lane is a Louisiana singer, songwriter with seven self- released albums to his credit. Through the course of his career since the release of his first album, Jaryd has played from Colorado to Texas and Louisiana to Tennessee. He has an honest purity and grit in his voice to go along with his country and southern rock style. As an accomplished writer, Jaryd has written with some of the best in the industry. He has had the privilege of collaborating with Tony Stampley, Byron Hill, Casey Beathard, Jeff Bates, Flip Anderson, Doug Johnson, Rick Huckaby, Paul Nelson and Jim McCormick.