Marcus Hummon:

Grammy winner, and 2019 inductee into the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, Marcus Hummon has enjoyed a successful career as a songwriter, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, playwright and author. His songs have been recorded in many genres-Pop, R&B, gospel - and most notably in country music, where he has written some of the genre’s most iconic songs.

Hummon has received 7 BMI Awards, and 5 BMI #1 Awards; for Rascal Flatts’ ‘Bless The Broken Road’(winner of the Grammy for Best Country Song 2005, nominated for Song Of The Year in all genres 2005, two-time NSAI Song Of The Year Award 2005 and 2007, nominated for a Dove Award for Song Of The Year 2007); The Dixie Chick’s ‘Cowboy Take Me Away’; Sara Evans’ ‘Born To Fly’ (nominated for CMA Song Of The Year 2001, won CMA Video Of The Year 2001); Tim McGraw’s ‘One Of These Days‘; Wynonna Judd’s ‘Only Love’ (nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female). Another Hummon co-written song, the Dixie Chick’s ‘Ready To Run’, was nominated for a Grammy For Country Song Of The Year, and won the Grammy for Best Country Performance By A Group Or A Duo, off the Grammy winning Country Album Of The Year, ‘Fly’ in 2000. In addition, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Performance By A Group Or Duo With Vocal for ‘Roll The Stone Away’ co-written by Hummon.