VBC announces televised tribute show to Country Music Hall of Fame member Dean Dillon

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Von Braun Center (VBC) Propst Arena is set to host a televised tribute show to Dean Dillon.

The VBC Propst Arena will host ‘Songs and Stories of Dean Dillon’ on Wednesday, October 9. The tribute show will showcase many of country music’s biggest stars to honor the legendary singer/songwriter.

The show will be filmed for a television special to broadcast at a later date. Tickets for the event will be available to the general public on Thursday, July 18 at 10 a.m. at the VBC Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices start at $125.

The concert doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m.

Several artists will pay tribute to songs written or co-written by Dillon and made famous by Toby Keith, Vern Gosdin, Waylon Jennings and Keith Whitley. Others will person songs that became hits for their own career.

Artists confirmed to perform include:

• Dean Dillon
• George Strait
• Vince Gill
• Ronnie Dunn
• Riley Green
• Justin Moore
• ERNEST
• Larry Fleet

• Jamey Johnson
• Pam Tillis
• Zach Top
• Mark Chesnutt
• Billy Currington
• Gramps Morgan
• Due West

Dillon is a three-time Grammy nominee with 26 number-one singles with his own songwriting credit. He was named the 1985 Billboard County Artist of the Year.

In 1986, Dillon was awarded the Nashville Songwriters Award. The County Music Association (CMA) honored Dillon with the CMA Triple Play Award in 1995, 1996 and 1998 for penning three number-one songs in 12 months. In 2002, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Bob Dylan and Shel Silverstein.

Dillon has composed or co-written 55 songs for George Strait including 19 singles, 11 of which went to the number-one spot.

From “Marina del Rey,” “The Chair,” “I’ve Come to Expect it From You,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” “She Let Herself Go,” and “The Best Day,” Dillon has left his mark on Strait’s career. His songs pair catchy melodies with gutbucket country lyrics, signature qualities of a Dillon composition that would also become hallmarks of Strait’s style and sound.

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