Truly a living legend of country music was born this day back in 1955 when Dean Dillon made his arrival into the world in Lake City, Tennessee. He partnered up a lot with Gary Stewart back in the early days. He went on the write some of the most beloved and well-known songs in country music history. He wrote a zillion smash hits for George Strait among the countless other songs he’s written. Here he tells the story of the song “Ocean Front Property” in this video. | Hillbilly Talk with Shane and

9.3K views · 370 reactions | Happy Birthday Dean Dillon Celebrates...

143K views · 6.5K reactions | “Would If I Could” is a song written by Dean Dillon and Skip Ewing almost 30 years ago… no one ever cut it… By the grace of God, it landed in my lap all this time later…. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to cut such a song and even more grateful that miss @laineywilson sang it with me… 1 week until my album #NashvilleTennessee is available everywhere! | Ernest | Facebook

Dean Dillon is one of George's favorite songwriters. This new movie shares the stories behind the songs. Purchase now on @iTunes here apple.co/2wCpcRm . and 10% will go to rebuildTX.org (through October 10). | George Strait

Dean Dillon - Nobody In His Right Mind (Would've Left Her)