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25-709: The festival is held annually on the 20-acre (8 ha), oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds , located at 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey, on the third full weekend in September, beginning on Friday. Five hundred top jazz artists perform on nine stages spread throughout the grounds, with 50 concert performances. In addition, the Monterey Jazz Festival features jazz conversations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout

50-612: A Fire in the Dark " peaked at No. 6 in the United States and became his second No. 1 in Canada. Following it were "I Wanna Take Care of You", "I'm Not Built That Way", and a cover of Dave Mason 's 1977 pop hit " We Just Disagree ". Also in 1993, Dean had an opening slot on Alan Jackson 's tour. Following his first three studio albums was a greatest hits album in 1994. This album reprised his first nine singles, as well as

75-747: A Top 21 countdown on VH1 . In 1992, he earned the Top New Male Vocalist award and the Song of the Year award for "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" from the Academy of Country Music . Fire in the Dark was the title of Dean's third album. Issued in 1993, it was his third straight gold-certified album, earning that certification from both the RIAA and CRIA .His lead-off single " Tryin' to Hide

100-418: A band called The Country Rocks in his spare time. By the age of 8, Dean began playing in his father's band. Throughout high school, at Robert F. Munroe Day School , he continued to play music, both in his father's band and with other local musicians. He soon began touring in local clubs, and sang Frank Sinatra 's " My Way " at his high school graduation. Dean was also a basketball player in high school, and

125-527: A new song, "Once in a While", which Dean wrote and recorded for the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds . This song peaked at No. 53 based on unsolicited airplay. Men'll Be Boys , his final release for SBK/Liberty, came later in 1994. This album was not as successful in sales or chart performance, producing the No. 24 "Cowboy Band" and No. 60 title track. After this album, Dean placed his career on hiatus to raise his children. Dean returned to

150-526: A non-charting single, "In the Name of Love", which never appeared on an album. In 1998, Victoria Shaw and several other artists, including Dean, collaborated on the charity single "One Heart at a Time". Real Man , his sixth album, was issued in mid-1998. This album produced only one Top 40 hit in its title track, followed by "Innocent Bystander" which reached number 68. After this album, Dean exited Capitol's roster. He also took up acting once more, appearing in

175-428: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Billy Dean William Harold Dean Jr. (born April 2, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search . Active as a recording artist since 1990, he has recorded a total of eight studio albums (of which the first three have been certified gold by

200-570: Is the site of the annual Monterey County Fair. It is located within the city limits of Monterey, California . The Monterey County Fairgrounds was built in 1936. The fairgrounds was the location of the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. The Monterey Pop Festival is a well known precursor to many notable musical and cultural movements throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The fairgrounds claims to still have access to Jimi Hendrix's guitar burn marks, from where he lit his guitar on fire during

225-788: The Billboard country charts. The latter was also a minor hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Young Man was certified gold by the RIAA . Dean's self-titled second album followed in 1991, and soon earned a gold certification as well. Four singles were released from it: " You Don't Count the Cost ", " Only the Wind " and " Billy the Kid " each peaked at No. 4 on the country charts, while " If There Hadn't Been You "

250-589: The RIAA ) and a greatest hits package which is also certified gold. His studio albums have accounted for more than 20 hit singles on the Billboard country charts, including 11 Top Ten hits. In 2000, he had a Billboard Number one as a guest artist along with Alison Krauss on Kenny Rogers ' " Buy Me a Rose ", and had two Number Ones on the RPM country charts in Canada. Dean was born in Quincy, Florida , on April 2, 1962. His father, also known as Billy Dean, maintained

275-632: The 1967 Pop Festival. Other notable musicians hosted by the fairgrounds include Duke Ellington , Billy Dean , Bob Dylan , Jack Johnson , Louis Armstrong , Etta James , Buffalo Springfield , The Mamas and Papas , The Grateful Dead , The Who , and Ice Cube . The fairgrounds is the site of the Monterey Jazz Festival , the California Roots Music and Arts Festival , and other musical concerts and festivals. This Monterey County, California -related article

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300-760: The Festival 14 times which included his appearance at the 2007 / 50th golden anniversary. The Monterey Pop Festival was held at the fairgrounds in 1967 for three days in mid-June, part of the Summer of Love . 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey County Fairgrounds

325-617: The Monterey Jazz Festival (2011-2019) and in 2015 was awarded the Champion of the Arts: Educator Award by the Monterey Arts Council. Dave Brubeck was instrumental in getting city approval for the first festival in 1958. The founder and general manager of MJF for 35 years, Jimmy Lyons, brought Brubeck to Monterey to perform for the city council to persuade them to allow the festival to occur. He performed at

350-482: The Monterey Jazz Festival has widened its scope by expanding the parameters of jazz, blues, and rock. . . . Happily, MJF is now as diverse and vibrant as Lyons imagined it ever could be." The 66th festival in 2023 was Tim Jackson's last year as artistic director. Darin Atwater is the current artistic director of the festival. In 2006, the festival set an attendance record of 40,000, selling out all five major concerts on

375-410: The album was a duet with his daughter. In addition to recording and touring, Dean is branching into using music for corporate marketing. One of his ventures, Song Sessions , combines songwriting and corporate team building exercises. Billy has taken over the lead role (formerly played by Kenny Rogers), playing Hank Longley, in "The Toy Shoppe" (a musical written by Kenny Rogers and Kelly Junkerman) at

400-534: The country charts. Following it was the single " Let Them Be Little ", co-written by Richie McDonald of Lonestar and recorded by the band on its 2004 album Let's Be Us Again . Dean's seventh studio album, also titled Let Them Be Little , was finally issued in late 2004 on Curb. Although "Let Them Be Little" reached a peak of number 8 on the country charts in early 2005, the album's other singles all failed to reach Top 40. A Christmas music album, The Christ (A Song for Joseph) , followed in late 2005. Included on

425-521: The end of the decade, he had signed to a publishing contract with EMI Music, as well as a recording contract with SBK Records , a subsidiary of Liberty Records . Dean's first single was "Lowdown Lonely", which did not enter the charts. It was followed by " Only Here for a Little While ", the second release from his debut album Young Man . This song and its follow-up, " Somewhere in My Broken Heart " (previously recorded by Randy Travis on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back ) were both No. 3 hits on

450-471: The fairgrounds. From 1992 to 2010, Tim Jackson was general manager and artistic director, and in 2010, Chris Doss became the managing director, and Jackson became the artistic director. In 2014, Colleen Bailey became the managing director. Since 1992, Clint Eastwood has been on MJF's board of directors. Kent and Keith Zimmerman describe the festival as having expanded in recent years: "While jazz radio and major labels cut back on musical choice and commitment,

475-521: The festival invests $ 600,000 annually for jazz education. Every spring, the Monterey Jazz Festival invites student musicians from across the country and around the world to participate in the "Next Generation Festival". Paul Contos has served as saxophone clinician with The Monterey Jazz Festival for 30 yrs, as Director of the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra & Monterey County All-Stars for 20 yrs, and as Education Director for

500-437: The main stage arena, and in 2007, 40,000 attended the 50th Golden Celebration. Since there was no festival in 2020, the 63rd was deferred to 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic caused officials to cancel it. The Monterey Jazz Festival is a nonprofit organization. It has donated its proceeds to musical education since its inception in 1958. The festival's scholarship program started with a $ 35,000 scholarship fund in 1970. As of 2012,

525-700: The minor TV specials A Face to Kill For and Blue Valley Songbird . In 2000, he and Alison Krauss made guest appearances on Kenny Rogers ' single " Buy Me a Rose ", which reached the top of the Billboard country charts in May of that year. This song was also a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and Rogers' first number 1 single in thirteen years. A year later, Dean joined Suzy Bogguss and 12-year-old singer Jillian on "Please Keep Mom and Dad in Love," which

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550-615: The recording studio in 1996 for his fifth album, It's What I Do , on Capitol Records Nashville. This album returned him to the Top Ten with its title track and " That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me ", which reached numbers 5 and 4, respectively. The final single, a cover of Don Williams ' 1988 single " I Wouldn't Be a Man ", fell short of Top 40. He also worked with actress and singer Crystal Bernard on her 1996 debut album Girl Next Door , in addition to co-writing its debut single "Have We Forgotten What Love Is." Later that year, Dean released

575-549: Was a No. 3 on Billboard , and a No. 1 on both the former Radio & Records (now Mediabase ) country charts in the U.S. and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada. Dean toured with The Judds on their farewell tour in 1991, he also toured with Wynonna Judd and Clint Black . He wrote and recorded the theme song to the ABC animated television series Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa , and hosted

600-486: Was issued on Rogers's Dreamcatcher Records, and never included on an album. Although he continued touring, he did not chart again until 2003 with "I'm in Love With You", released on the independent View 2 label. His next release for View 2 was a cover of John Denver 's " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ". Curb Records took over promotion of this single shortly after its release, and by mid-2004 it reached number 27 on

625-650: Was offered a scholarship to East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi . He attended college for one year before dropping out in order to pursue his desired career in music. By the time he was 20, Dean made the finals on the Wrangler Country Star Search, followed by a Male Vocalist win on the television competition Star Search six years later. He also worked as a demo singer and took acting lessons, appearing in television commercials for McDonald's , Chevrolet and Valvoline . By

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