Marcus Hummon
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Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music
artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee
, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records
, which released his debut album All in Good Time in 1995 and produced a #73 single
on the Hot Country Songs
charts in "God's Country." Hummon has also released several studio albums on his own label, Velvet Armadillo.
Hummon has also co-written songs for many country music artists, including Top 40 singles for Tim McGraw
, Wynonna Judd
, and Alabama
, as well as three Number One country hits: "Cowboy Take Me Away
" by the Dixie Chicks
, "Born to Fly
" by Sara Evans
, and "Bless the Broken Road
" by Rascal Flatts
. "Bless the Broken Road" had previously been a minor chart single in 1998 for Melodie Crittenden
as well. In 2005, Rascal Flatts' version earned Hummon a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Hummon also co-produced Last of the Good Guys
, the debut album for the country group One Flew South
, in addition to co-writing several of the songs on it.
Hummon previously recorded "Bless the Broken Road" and "One of These Days" on his 1995 debut album All in Good Time.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, which released his debut album All in Good Time in 1995 and produced a #73 single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in "God's Country." Hummon has also released several studio albums on his own label, Velvet Armadillo.
Hummon has also co-written songs for many country music artists, including Top 40 singles for Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
, Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...
, and Alabama
Alabama (band)
Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
, as well as three Number One country hits: "Cowboy Take Me Away
Cowboy Take Me Away
"Cowboy Take Me Away" is the title of a song recorded by American country group the Dixie Chicks. It was released in November 1999 as a single from their album, Fly. The song's title is derived from a famous slogan used in commercials for Calgon bath and beauty products. It reached Number One on...
" by the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
, "Born to Fly
Born to Fly (song)
"Born to Fly" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. The song was released in June 2000, and served as the lead-off single to her third studio album, Born to Fly. It became Evans' second Number One hit on the U.S...
" by Sara Evans
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by...
, and "Bless the Broken Road
Bless the Broken Road
"Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was co-written by Marcus Hummon and members of the country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, and recorded by Hummon a year later...
" by Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
. "Bless the Broken Road" had previously been a minor chart single in 1998 for Melodie Crittenden
Melodie Crittenden
Melodie Crittenden is an American country and Christian music artist. She initially recorded a self-titled debut album for Asylum/Elektra Records in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" ; she would later record the song a second time as a member of the...
as well. In 2005, Rascal Flatts' version earned Hummon a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Hummon also co-produced Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys is the debut album of the American country music group One Flew South. It was released on Decca Records Nashville on May 27, 2008...
, the debut album for the country group One Flew South
One Flew South
One Flew South is an American country music group composed of Eddie Bush, Chris Roberts, and Royal Reed, all three of whom sing lead vocals and play acoustic guitar. The group's first recording was a song for the soundtrack to the 2006 Disney animated film The Fox and the Hound 2...
, in addition to co-writing several of the songs on it.
List of singles composed by Marcus Hummon
- Alabama – "The Cheap Seats"
- Suzy BoggussSuzy BoggussSusan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
– "No Way Out" - Dixie Chicks – "Ready to RunReady to Run (song)"Ready to Run" is the title of a single released in 1999 by the Dixie Chicks, an American country music group. It was co-written by the group's fiddler, Martie Seidel along with Marcus Hummon...
", "Cowboy Take Me AwayCowboy Take Me Away"Cowboy Take Me Away" is the title of a song recorded by American country group the Dixie Chicks. It was released in November 1999 as a single from their album, Fly. The song's title is derived from a famous slogan used in commercials for Calgon bath and beauty products. It reached Number One on...
" - Sara Evans – "Born to FlyBorn to Fly (song)"Born to Fly" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. The song was released in June 2000, and served as the lead-off single to her third studio album, Born to Fly. It became Evans' second Number One hit on the U.S...
" - Hal KetchumHal KetchumHal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry...
– "Mama Knows the Highway", "Every Little Word" - Wynonna Judd – "Only Love"
- Lauren LucasLauren LucasLauren Lucas is an American country music artist. In her career, she has been signed to a development deal at the age of sixteen by RCA Records and a recording contract in 2003 with Warner Bros. Records. A single was released in 2005, but no album...
– "What You Ain't Gonna Get" - Tim McGraw – "One of These DaysOne of These Days (Marcus Hummon song)"One of These Days" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American country music singer Marcus Hummon on his album All in Good Time. It was later covered by country music artist Tim McGraw. McGraw's version is the fourth single from his 1997 album Everywhere...
" - One Flew South – "My Kind of Beautiful"
- Rascal Flatts – "Bless the Broken Road"
- SHeDAISYSHeDAISYSHeDAISY is an American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn from Magna, Utah...
– "Get Over Yourself" - Steve WarinerSteve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
– "Road Trippin'" - Western FlyerWestern Flyer-Track listing:#"Western Flyer" – 3:53#"She Should've Been Mine" – 3:41#"His Memory" – 3:20#"Cherokee Highway" – 4:45...
– "Friday Night Stampede" - Bryan WhiteBryan WhiteBryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The...
– "Love Is the Right Place" - Chely WrightChely WrightRichell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
– "Jezebel"
Hummon previously recorded "Bless the Broken Road" and "One of These Days" on his 1995 debut album All in Good Time.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| All in Good Time All in Good Time (Marcus Hummon album) All in Good Time is the debut album of American country music artist Marcus Hummon. Released in late 1995 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced one chart hit for him on the Billboard country charts in "God's Country, USA", which peaked at #73.... |
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| The Sound of One Fan Clapping |
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| Looking for the Child |
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| Francis of Guernica |
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| Warrior |
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| American Duet |
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| Revolution EP |
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| Atlanta |
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| Nowhere to Go but Up |
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| Surrender Road |
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| Rosanna |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1996 | "God's Country" | 73 | All in Good Time |
| "Honky Tonk Mona Lisa" | — | ||
| 2005 | "Revolution" | — | single only |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Honky Tonk Mona Lisa" | R. Brad Murano |