"Pontoon" and "Day Drinkin’" Songwriter Barry Dean

Barry Dean discusses the hard things about country music. He talks about great artists who have slipped through the cracks and his opinion on how we treat “Kings and Queens”  in the country music industry. He gives a glimpse into meeting singers and artists as a songwriter and shares a bit about Eddie Arnold, Garth Brooks, Roger Miller, and other huge names in country music.In this episode:A bit of Midwestern GeographyBetty’s Fireworks best bang in townMeeting Roger MillerHow comparison can be toxicThe hardest thing about country musicGoing on air with Charlie PrideBreakfast with Eddie ArnoldYou don’t have to sing to singThe making of 1994Garth Brooks About Barry:Barry Dean takes nothing for granted. Even after earning a GRAMMY nomination for Tim McGraw's "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" and topping the charts with four No. 1 singles, he remains awestruck each time he hears a song he wrote on the radio. Dean still can’t help but think of how he seemed destined to work a 9-to-5 in Kansas––a fate that now seems preposterous, given his track record: two No. 1 singles for Little Big Town, "Pontoon" and "Day Drinkin’;" "Think a Little Less," which topped the charts for Michael Ray; "Heartache Medication" which most recently hit #1 for Jon Pardi; Ingrid Michaelson's Top 40 smash "Girls Chase Boys;" and an ever-growing list of country and pop successes prove Dean is doing exactly what he was made to do.https://www.creativenationmusic.com/barry-deanwww.GaryScottThomas.com