Billy Dean's star began rising in country music in 1990, when Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line were barely old enough to start attending school. Despite the age gap, Dean understands the "Cruise" hitmakers -- and he thinks they receive too much criticism.
Larry Gatlin and Billy Dean have strong feelings about the terrorists who have been all over the news because of the recent beheadings of both Americans and those of other nationalities. In response, the two singers wrote a song, 'An American With a Remington,' which they say was complete in a matter of hours.
Billy Dean has been cast in the lead role for this year's production of the Kenny Rogers musical, 'The Toy Shoppe.' Dean will star in the Christmas musical in a run of performances beginning in November.
Grammy winner Billy Dean will return later this month with his first studio album in almost four years when A Man of Good Fortune is released on Sept. 25 on Rainman Records.
In 2009, Billy took a break from the recording studio to develop Billy Dean Music Group (BDMG), his own publishing and production company...
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Kenny Rogers is back in the saddle again. The singer revealed last night (May 9) that he will be recording a new album for Warner Bros. Records with producer Dann Huff. The announcement came during the first of Kenny's two nights as the Artist-in-Residence at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.