A man respected for his talents and honored for his creative and charitable contributions has life in perspective. “I’ve come a long way from where I started but there’s still a stretch of highway to travel.” He is considered a modern Renaissance man--recording artist, record producer, award-winning songwriter, actor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Born and raised in Tennessee, half way between Nashville and Memphis, he developed his passion for writing songs and performing at an early age. This eventually led him to Nashville where his Rockabilly/Americana sound exploded onto the national country scene in the 90s. He found success with his fresh and unique style of music and landed an MCA recording contract. He has toured across America and internationally with his band but found time to write for many of country’s hit makers, including Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Martina McBride, George Jones and Alabama. Combining music and acting became natural for him as well as co-producing the critically acclaimed “I Still Miss Someone” in which he portrays a young Johnny Cash.. He was honored with The American Spirit Award for his patriotic service entertaining the armed forces around the world and at home. With a strong commitment to helping others, he became a national advocate for diabetes research having founded a charity joining music and racing for a cure. His charity event; “The Mark Collie Celebrity Race for Diabetes Cure” raised funds which established the first diabetes research chair at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also a strong supporter for American Diabetes Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. When he’s off the road, he enjoys fishing and golfing in Tennessee.

ALBUMS: Hardin County Line, MCA Records 1991, Born and Raised in Black and White, MCA 1992, Mark Collie, MCA Records 1993 Unleashed, MCA Records 1994, Tennessee Plates, Giant Records 1995, The Punisher Soundtrack, Windup Records 2004 Rose Covered Garden, Highway 64 Records 2006

AWARDS: “The Punisher” Soundtrack “In Time” Certified Gold, ASCAP Most Performed Song, “Even the Man in the Moon is Crying” BMI One Million Broadcast Performances, “Hard Lovin’ Woman”, Tennessee Film Festival, “I Still Miss Someone” Best Film New York Film Festival, Best Biographical Short Tennessean of the Year, American Spirit Award awarded by US Military

SINGLES: Something With A Ring To It, Looks Aren’t Everything, Let Her Go, Calloused Hands, She’s Never Coming Back Even The Man In the Moon Is Crying, Born To Love You, Shame, Shame, Shame, It Is No Secret, Hard Lovin’ Woman Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night, Lipstick Don’t Lie

SONGWRITER CREDITS: (Carry On, Tim McGraw), (Forget About Us, Tim McGraw), (Small Stuff, Alabama), (Ain’t Love A Lot Like That, George Jones), (Something With A Ring To It, Garth Brooks), (I Can’t Sleep, Martina McBride), (Oh What A Silent Night, Randy Travis), (Tenntucky, Billy Ray Cyrus), (Blue Grass State of Mind, Billy Ray Cyrus), (Sadly Ever After, Collin Raye), (Since I Don’t Have You, Marty Stuart), (When the Sun Goes Down, Marty Stuart)