Mark Collie: Difference between revisions

Collie has also written songs for [[Aaron Tippin]], [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[Tim McGraw]], and [[JT Hodges]]. His acting career includes roles in ''[[Fire Down Below (1997 film)|Fire Down Below]]'', ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'', and ''[[Kill Switch (2008 film)|Kill Switch]]'' and ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]''.

From the beginnings of his performing and recording career, Collie's singing and performing style drew comparisons to [[Bruce Springsteen]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Mark Collie – Hello, I'm Mark Collie|date = September 11, 2012|url = http://martinsmusic.com/wordpress1/mark-collie-hello-im-mark-collie/|publisher = Dale}}</ref> and [[Johnny Cash]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Good 'Moon' Rising Mark Collie May Soon Have Johnny Cash's Success As Well As His Looks|date = December 27, 1992|last = Hurst|first = Jack|publisher = Chicago Tribune|url = httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/1992-/12-/27/features/9204270678_1_hardingood-countymoon-line-mark-collie-johnny-cashrising/}}</ref> as a result of Collie’s combination of Rockabilly energy, intensity, and clever songwriting.

Collie began his career on [[MCA Records]] in 1989 after being discovered by label representatives. [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]], then-president of the label, helped Collie secure his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.douglascorner.com/overtheyears/mark_collie.php|title = Mark Collie -New on the Charts|location = Douglas Corner Cafe, Nashville|access-date = January 9, 2013}}</ref> His debut album ''[[Hardin County Line]]'' was released in 1990,<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1561|pure_url=yes}}|title=Mark Collie biography |access-date=2008-09-15 |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> with Brown and [[Doug Johnson (record producer)|Doug Johnson]] co-producing. The album produced four singles: "Something withWith a Ring to It", "Looks Aren't Everything", the title track, and "[[Let Her Go (Mark Collie song)|Let Her Go]]", which was the highest-charting of the four, at #18 on [[Hot Country Songs]].<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=99|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> Its [[B-side]], "Where There's Smoke", was later a Top 40 single for [[Archer/Park]] in 1994.

He has performed onstage with many artists including [[Tim McGraw]], [[Kenny Chesney]],<ref>{{Cite news|title = Mcgraw & Co. Draw Loyal Fans|date = July 17, 2001|url = http://articles.courant.com/2001-07-17/news/0107171647_1_tim-mcgraw-kenny-chesney-mark-collie|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130819181226/http://articles.courant.com/2001-07-17/news/0107171647_1_tim-mcgraw-kenny-chesney-mark-collie|url-status = dead|archive-date = August 19, 2013|last = Danton|first = Eric R.|newspaper = The Courant|access-date = January 9, 2013}}</ref> and [[Johnny Cash]].<ref name=":0" /> He continues to tour actively both in the U.S. and Europe.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=Roland|first=Tom|title=RolandNote™Country Music Database Searches|url=http://www.rolandnote.com/people.php?scode=timeline&keyword=mark+collie&sorting=DESC&page=5|access-date=January 9, 2013|publisher=Roland Note: The Ultimate Country Music Database}}</ref>

Collie's songwriting credits include [[Garth Brooks]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]], and [[George Jones]]. He is also noted with writing songs for Hollywood Movies such as [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lions Gate]]'s [[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]] starring [[JohnThomas TravoltaJane]] and '' [[Fire Down Below (1997 film)|Fire Down Below]]'' starring [[Steven Seagal]].

Collie was diagnosed with [[Type 1 diabetes]] as a teenager and in the early 1990s after finding success as a country music singer. Collie began a series of celebrity/NASCAR events that included [[Legend Car]] races and concerts<ref name=":12" /> that have raised millions of dollars for research into a cure for Type 1 juvenile diabetes.<ref name=":2" /> Collie's efforts have resulted in a research Chair at Vanderbilt University,<ref>{{Cite news|title = Mark Collie Celebrity Race Runs for Checkered Flag on Diabetes|date = August 22, 2000|url =http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1472572/mark-collie-celebrity-race-runs-for-checkered-flag-on-diabetes.jhtml|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130714035553/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1472572/mark-collie-celebrity-race-runs-for-checkered-flag-on-diabetes.jhtml|url-status =dead|archive-date =July 14, 2013|last = Gray|first = Michael|publisher = CMT News}}</ref> The Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research, and his Mark Collie Foundation continues to generate donations.

On April 3, 1996, [[Aaron Tippin]] and Mark Collie helped organize and load a cargo plane with 25,000 country cassettes for free distribution to United States troops in Bosnia<ref name=":12" /> and was later awarded The American Spirit Award<ref name=":13" /> by the [[United States Air Force]] for his efforts.

Collie married longtime girlfriend Tammy Stewart at a private ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 24, 2009.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Mark Collie Ties the Knot in Tennessee|date = October 29, 2009|last = Conaway|first = Alanna |url=http://theboot.com/mark-collie-married/ |work=The Boot}}</ref> The two split their time between their home in Fort Worth, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee.

! scope="row"| "[[Looks Aren't Everything]]"

! scope="row"| "[[Calloused Hands]]"

! scope="row"| "[[Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night]]"

! scope="row"| "Lipstick Don't Lie"<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-03-30.pdf|title=Single Reviews|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 30, 1996}}</ref>

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