Though Dean Dillon has written songs for scores of artists, including Gary Stewart, Vince Gill, Vern Gosdin, Lee Ann Womack, and so many others, itвЂ™s his partnership with George Strait that has gone on to become legendary, and is the undeniable impetus for putting him in the Hall of Fame.Дean Dillon has written more than 50 songs for George Strait, and every George Strait album except for one includes a Dean Dillon song. You couldвЂ™ve knocked me over with a feather.вЂќ вЂњTrying to soak in the words that I had just heard. вЂњI was just speechless,вЂќ says Dillon about the honor.

was announced as the 2020 Veterans Era nominee ( read more), and Marty Stuart was announced as the Modern Era nominee ( read more). But in 2020, that distinction goes to Dean Dillon, who was announced as the latest inductee in the Songwriter category, which comes up every three years. There are many worthy songwriters whose legacies should be preserved in such fashion, from names also known for performance such as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, to other more pure songwriters like Paul Overstreet and Kostas. This is the reverence the song holds in country history. Country music is unique in how it holds the songwriters behind the iconic hits and the critical ballads in such high regard, even going as far as ensconcing the legacies of these behind-the-scenes scribes in the Country Music Hall of Fame, and not in a separate wing, but right beside the performers who made them famous.

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