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Cass Dillon | |
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| Born | May 3, 1986 |
| Origin | Long Island, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2007 - |
| Website | www.cassdillon.com |
Cass Dillon (May 3, 1986) is a singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York,[citation needed] whose first release is a song written by Billy Joel titled "Christmas in Fallujah".
Career
Dillon's first major release was written by Billy Joel and titled "Christmas in Fallujah". Joel wrote the song after receiving many letters from military service members serving in Iraq but chose not to perform it because he "thought it should be somebody young, about a soldier's age."[1] Dillon came to Joel's attention through his longtime musical director Tommy Byrnes and artist manager Stefano DiBenedetto with whom Dillon had been working.[2] The song was released to the public on iTunes on December 4, 2007,[citation needed] the day after being previewed on The Howard Stern Show.[3] Net proceeds from the song will be donated[citation needed] to Homes For Our Troops, which builds homes for severely wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
As of June 2010, Dillon was in a relationship with Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray Joel. The pair met when Dillon was hired to play guitar on Alexa Ray Joel's upcoming album on which he co-wrote "Say Something" a track on the album with Alexa during the sessions.[4]
As of July 2010, Dillion entered Electric Lady Studios to record his upcoming album with producer Tommy Byrnes and artist manager Stefano DiBenedetto of The Hang Productions Inc.
Cass Dillon is also the singer in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Hyper Drive.
References
- ^ CNN.com item. Retrieved December 7, 2007 (dead link)
- ^ "Up-And-Comer Voices New Billy Joel Song", Billboard, November 30, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007
- ^ HowardStern.com. Retrieved December 7, 2007
- ^ Bartolomeo, Joey. "Alexa Ray Joel Has a New Boyfriend", People, June 22, 2010