Billy Dean
Billy Dean received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, MS, where he majored in physical education, but instead of wearing a whistle around his neck, he opted for a guitar strap. Inspired by Merle Haggard, Marty Robbins, and Dean Martin, he played the club circuit along the Gulf Coast in Florida 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 program in 1988. Even before the release of his debut album, Young Man, he'd already gone on tour as an opening act for Mel Tillis, Gary Morris, and Ronnie Milsap. In the midst of recording, Dean also dabbled in television. He contributed to commercials for Valvoline, McDonald's, and Chevrolet, and had an acting role in the brief Elvis series on ABC-TV in 1990. He landed bit parts on soap operas and dramas, and even hosted the 1994 season of ABC in Concert Country.
Dean followed up his debut with a self-titled 1991 effort for EMI; Fire in the Dark appeared two years later. A 1994 greatest-hits package included the song "Once in a While," written for the soundtrack to the Luke Perry rodeo vehicle 8 Seconds. A greatest-hits collection so early in an artist's career might seem strange, but considering that Dean had already charted seven singles, the release was easy money for Capitol. However, Dean's reign at the top of the charts was short-lived. Despite frequent releases throughout the rest of the 1990s, Dean wasn't able to crack the charts again. After three studio records and a live, fan-club-only disc, Dean issued Love Songs through Capitol in 2000. The collection of previously released material was followed by another, similar collection for Capitol/EMI in 2002. Dean continued to tour through 2003.
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It's What I Do
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1995
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Billy Dean
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1991
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The Very Best Of Billy Dean
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2005
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Let Them Be Little
Country - Released by Curb Records on 29 Mar 2005
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Men'll Be Boys
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1994
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Fire In The Dark
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1993
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Certified Hits
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 2002
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Greatest Hits
Country - Released by Capitol Nashville on 1 Jan 1994
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The Christ (A Song For Joseph)
Country - Released by Curb Records on 17 Oct 2005
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Let Them Be Little (Re-Recorded) - Single
Country - Released by Goldenlane Records on 29 Mar 2005
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A Man of Good Fortune
Country - Released by Rainman Records (RED) on 28 Apr 2014
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Victory Pastoral/YCBADP
Soul - Released by Thunderfist Music on 17 Jan 2023
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Rapt (feat. Victor Wainwright)
Rock - Released by Billy Dean on 5 May 2023
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Never Back Down
Country - Released by Billy Dean Music, LLC on 12 Jan 2024
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Six Days on the Road
Blues - Released by Arthur Music on 23 Mar 2018
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