Born: 1876, Con­e­cuh Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma.

Buried: Oak­wood Cem­e­tery, Wa­co, Tex­as.

A Meth­od­ist, Dean taught sing­ing schools for 40 years, wrote some 500 songs, and for four years head­ed the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny. As of 1937, he lived in Wa­co, Tex­as.

Sources

Music

1. Coming of the Kingdom, The
2. Just Over in the Glory Land
3. Press Along to Glory Land