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    • Aug 23, 1969
    Bass player Ira Dean is born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He joins Trick Pony, a band that nabs two hits from its 2001 debut album, winning an American Music Award before the trio breaks up in 2008. He also co-writes Montgomery Gentry's 2009 single "One In Every Crowd"
    Dec 25, 2000
    Trick Pony members Ira Dean and Heidi Newfield observe Christmas at Johnny Cash's home in Jamaica
    Jan 1, 2002
    Trick Pony bass player Ira Dean visits the Kansas City grave of jazz figure Charlie Parker, where he hoists a beer to the sax legend
    Mar 25, 2003
    "Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie" is premiered at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre, the same day the soundtrack is released. Among those attending: Tracy Lawrence, Lonestar's Keech Rainwater, Radney Foster and Trick Pony's Ira Dean
    Mar 9, 2004
    Clay Walker, Billy Currington and Rushlow perform in Nashville at a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Watching in the audience: Pinmonkey, Chris Cagle and Trick Pony's Ira Dean
    Jun 6, 2004
    Trick Pony vocalist Heidi Newfield marries sports agent Bill Johnson in Sandestin, Florida. Bandmates Ira Dean and Keith Burns serve as her attendants, and Billy Dean performs "Slow Motion"
    May 2, 2005
    Trick Pony's Ira Dean tells The Tennessean he completed an alcohol rehabilitation program five months earlier and remains sober
    Aug 28, 2005
    Ira Dean admits in The Tennessean that he might have died had he not gone into alcohol rehab. Heidi Newfield says that on the bus, "I would literally get up and look at him and reach up and take his pulse"
    May 21, 2006
    Montgomery Gentry, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley and Little Big Town take part in the Academy of Country Music's annual motorcycle ride for charity in Las Vegas. Also hitting the road: Big Kenny, Buddy Jewell, Emerson Drive and Trick Pony's Ira Dean
    Jun 5, 2006
    Lonestar sponsors a charity bowling match at the Hermitage Lanes in Nashville. Also on hand: Trick Pony's Ira Dean and Keith Burns, Jimmy Wayne, Blue County, Hot Apple Pie, Buddy Jewell, Rhett Akins, Bryan White and Carrie Underwood
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