Dean Holman worked as an ironworker from 1988 until his retirement in 2014, when he started The Music City Hayride as a way to help different charities. This has been a lifelong passion and to be able to make this a reality still feels like a dream. 
On September 17th 2017, Dean Holman from Madison, Wisconsin received the “Humanitarian of the Year” award for his work with The Music City Hayride, a nonprofit Country Music show that benefits charities such as Music & Memories, Honor & Valor and Operation Stand Down (TN).