Honoring Billy Deaton

A Tribute to our Great Friend the "Deacon", of Billy Deaton Agency

  This meeting was dedicated to the memory of and to pay honor to our friend and active member for so many years... we decided not to bring in a special speaker and to invite friends and former clients of the Billy Deaton Agency to join us to honor the “Deacon”.

Members brought best or worst Billy Deaton story to share with a number of folks who did not have the pleasure of knowing Billy.  He was NATD’s Treasurer for many years, “Talent Director of The Year Award” (three times... 1977, 1980, 1981), “The Hubert Long Award,” “The Colonel Tom Parker Award".  He very successfully managed the late great Faron Young’s career for over a quarter of a century plus booked just about every act in Country Music. “One Call Gets them All!” was Deaton’s slogan...