Chanteur Country US né William Harold Dean, le 2 Avril 1962 à Quincy (Floride).

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.

http://www.billydean.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Dean

Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar, Fiddle, Piano

Style musical : Contemporary Country

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Years in activity :

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

Albums

08/1990	CD LIBERTY SBK 94302 (US)		YOUNG MAN - Young Man / I Won't Let You Walk Away / Only Here For A Little While / Lowdown Lonely / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / How Can I Hold You / She's Taken / What Have You Got Against Love / Tear The Wall Down / Brotherly Love
09/1991	CD LIBERTY SBK 96728 (US)		BILLY DEAN - Billy The Kid / single Things / Hammer Down / Only The Wind / Small Favors / I Shoulda Listened / You Don't Count The Cost / Gone But Not Forgotten / If There Hadn't Been You / Daddy's Will
01/1993	CD LIBERTY SBK 98947 (US)		FIRE IN THE DARK - Tryin' To Hide A Fire In The Dark / When A Woman Cries / That's What I like About Love / I Wanna Take Care Of You / Only A Woman Knows / We Just Disagree / Two Of The Lucky Ones / I'm Not Built That Way / Give Me All The Pieces / Steam Roller
06/1994	CD LIBERTY 27760 (US)		MEN'LL BE BOYS - Cowboy Band / Wish You Were Here / I Can't Find The Words To Say Goodbye / Men Will Be Boys / Pay Attention / Pay Attention / Starting Over Again / Love & Bide / Indian Head Penny / I Will Be Here / Misery And Gin
03/1994	CD CAPITOL 28357 (US)		GREATEST HITS - Only Here For A Little While / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / You Don't Count The Cost / Only The Wind / Billy The Kid / If There Hadn't Been You / Tryin' To Hide A Fire In The Dark / I Wanna Take Care Of You / I'm Not Built That Way / Once In A While
04/1996	CD CAPITOL 30525 (US)		IT'S WHAT I DO - It's What I Do / That Girl's Been Spyin' On Me / In The Name Of Love / Down To Your Last One More / I Wouldn't Be A Man / When Our Backs Are Against The Wall / Play Something We Can Dance To / The Mountain Moved / Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time / Leavin' Line
09/1998	CD CAPITOL 55406 (US)		REAL MAN - A Fall In Tennessee / Innocent Bystander / Real Man / Im A Fool Too / I'm Not Needed Here Now / If I Could Find The Heart / Big Sister / Voices Singing / By My Song / She Gets What She Wants
04/2000	CD CAPITOL 25888 (US)		LOVE SONGS - It's What I Do / If There Hadn't Been You / We Just Disagree / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / Real Man / Its What I Do / Play Something We Can Dance To / You Don't Count The Cost / If I Could Find The Heart / I Wouldn't Be A Man / Steamroller
2000	CD CAPITOL ? (US)		ACOUSTICALLY YOURS  - LIVE - Introduction / Only The Wind / I Wanna Take Care of You / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / Billy The Kid / Its What I Do / Do-Re-Mi / I'm Not Needed Here Now / Only Here For A Little While / If There Hadn't Been You
09/2002	CD CAPITOL 40692 (US)		CERTIFIED HITS - We Just Disagree / Tryin' To Hide A Fire In The Dark / Young Man / That Girl's Been Spyin' On Me / Only The Wind / Innocent Bystander / Only Here For A Little While / Real Man / Men Will Be Boys / Billy The Kid
03/2005	CD CAPITOL 60788 (US)		THE VERY BEST OF BILLY DEAN - Only Here For A Little While / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / You Don't Count The Cost / Only The Wind / Billy The Kid / If There Hadn't Been You / I'm Not Built That Way / Tryin' To Hide A Fire In The Dark / We Just Disagree / I Wanna Take Care Of You / Once In A While / Cowboy Band / Yesterday / It's What I Do / That Girl's Been Spyin' On Me / Innocent Bystander / Real Man
03/2005	CD CURB 78862 (US)		LET THEM BE LITTLE - This Is The Life / Eyes / Thank God I'm A Country Boy / I'm In Love With You / Slow Motion / Let Them Be Little / Good Love Gone Bad / Race You To The Bottom / Shelfer Street / Swinging For The Fence / Somewhere In My Broken Heart / Billy The Kid
10/2005	CD CURB 78922 (US)		THE CHRIST (A SONG FOR JOSEPH) - The Christ / Mary Did You Know / Silent Night / First Noel / Little Drummer Boy / Just For Me & You / Oh Holy Night / What Child Is This / Away In A Manger / Shine On
09/2012	CD RAINMAN RM 12022		A MAN OF GOOD FORTUNE - I Can't Leave / A Seed / Middle Of Nowhere / Dear John / All The Difference In The World / I Don't Need As Much Hell / Crazy Beautiful / Imagine What I'd Do / Made For You And I / Laura Nadine

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