Gunnison Tough’s Songwriters Shuffle Series: Woodbox Heroes, Dean Dillon

Welcome back Gunnison Tough’s Winter Songwriter Shuffle Series!

February 14, 2025 at Mountaineer Square Ballroom with Dean Dillon, Ernest and the Wood Box Heroes!

Wood Box Heroes
Bringing together some of the world’s most highly lauded musicians in Matt Menefee (banjo-Mumford & Sons, Cadillac Sky, Warren Haynes), and Barry Bales (bass-Alison Krauss & Union Station) backing up the vocal magic of Jenee Fleenor (fiddle-Blake Shelton, Larry Cordle) and Josh Martin (singer/songwriter/guitarist), this unit has over a century of musical seasoning between them. Yet, it is quite astonishing that the years spent on separate roads, accompanying a spectrum of incredible artists and receiving some of the most sought-after honors and awards in the business, has led to this enigmatic musical intersection.

Dean Dillon
There are songwriters and then there are poets–artists who magically weave melodies and words into three-and-a-half-minute masterpieces that outshine the paint-by-numbers- songs that often clog up the airwaves. Dean Dillon is the later.

At his ranch home in Gunnison, Colorado, Dean Dillon’s walls display an array of timely photographs and awards consisting of: 1985 Billboard Country Music Artist Of The Year Award; 1986 Nashville Song Writers Award; 1995, 1996, 1998 CMA TRIPLE PLAY AWARD ; Three Time Grammy Nominee; Lee Iacocca Award (American Automotive Division); Twenty Six (26) Number 1 Records Award; and the coveted 2013 BMI Icon Award.

Proceeds support Gunnison Tough’s mission to provide comprehensive cancer programs to keep our community strong!