William Harold “Billy” Dean, Jr. was born April 1, 1962 in Quincy, Florida to parents Billy Dean and wife Odean. The 6'4" singer-songwriter splits his time between homes in Branson, MO and Nashville with second wife, Stephanie Paisley, whom he married on May 7, 2005. Billy has two children by first wife, Cathy Massey, whom he was married to from September 2, 1989-July 1996 when he filed for divorce. Those children are William Eli, born June 15, 1993 and Hannah Catherine, born February 7, 1995 in Nashville. Billy can play the guitar, fiddle and banjo and has been in several TV series' and TV movies. Those are Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman where he played the role of Red Dixon in 1996; Wings where he played the role of Jack Gordon in 1997; How a Gentleman Should Treat a Lady, on which he was the host in 1998; A Face to Kill For, playing Sam in 1999; Blue Valley Songbird, playing Bobby also in 1999; and Decision on which he played the role of Steve Connors in 2012.

Songs that Billy Dean is known for include “We Just Disagree” and “Billy the Kid”.