Dean Dillon: The Country Music Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame
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Learn about Dean Dillon, a Country Music Hall of Fame member and influential songwriter who composed hits for George Strait, Vern Gosdin, Pam Tillis, Kenny Chesney, Keith Whitley, and other singers.
Among the many significant and memorable songs Dillon wrote or co-wrote: George Strait's “The Chair,” “Ocean Front Property,” “Famous Last Words of a Fool,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and “Here for a Good Time”; Keith Whitley’s breakthrough hit, “Miami, My Amy”; and the Vern Gosdin classic “Is It Raining at Your House?”
In 2020, Dean Dillon was announced among the year’s class of new Country Music Hall of Fame members, alongside Marty Stuart and Hank Williams Jr.
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