Marcus Hummon
Marcus Spencer Hummon (born December 28, 1960) is an American country music artist. He is the father of country singer Levi Hummon. Early life. Hummon was born in Washington, D.C.. He graduated from Williams College. Career. After several years of playing in various bands, he moved to Nashville where he was signed to a songwriting contract. A record deal with Columbia Records soon followed. His debut album "All in Good Time" in 1995 produced a No. 73 single on the Hot Country Songs charts with "God's Country." Hummon also released several studio albums on his own label , Velvet Armadillo. In 2006, his composition "Bless the Broken Road" co-written with Jeff Hanna and Bobby Boyd in 1994, won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Hanna's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded the song. Later Hummon recorded his own version followed by Melodie Crittenden, the Grammy-winning version by Rascal Flatts, and Selah in a version with Melodie Crittenden. 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 the Rascal Flatts version of "Bless the Broken Road". Hummon 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. List of singles composed by Marcus Hummon. Hummon previously recorded "Bless the Broken Road" and "One of These Days" on his 1995 debut album "All in Good Time".