Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and storyteller Billy Dean will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs in Franklin.

Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and storyteller Billy Dean will be at The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs in Franklin at 7 p.m. Friday.

Dean’s first album in 1990, “Young Man,” was his first certified Gold record, with the single “Somewhere in My Broken Heart” honored as the American County Music Awards’ 1992 Song of the Year, earning Dean a nod as Top New Male Vocalist of the Year. 

Some of his other Billboard charting singles include “You Don’t Count the Cost,” “Only the Wind,” “I Miss Billy the Kid” and “If There Hadn’t Been You.” 

Dean has performed and toured with country music icons such as Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, the Judds, Wynonna Judd and others.

Last year, he released a “Trop Rock” album titled “The Rest of It’s Mine,” which includes the single “Saltwater Cowboy.” 

Tickets may be purchased at https://themintgaminghall.ticketspice.com/billy-dean.