June 29, 1876, Con­e­cuh Coun­ty, Al­a­ba­ma.

October 8, 1951, Wa­co, Tex­as

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. Along with Frank­lin Ei­land and Ho­mer El­liott, he found­ed the South­ern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal Mu­sic School in Wa­co.

• Stamps, p. 60

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