Mark Collie Mark Collie is a man of many talents – recording artist, record producer, songwriter, actor, filmmaker, racecar driver and philanthropist. Born and raised in Waynesboro, Tennessee just off the Hardin County line, Collie developed his passion for writing songs and performing. His fervor eventually led him to Nashville where his blues-based rockabilly sound exploded onto the national country music scene in 1991. “I've come a long way from where I started” he says with a laugh, “but there's a long stretch of road ahead.” Collie found success with his fresh and unique style of music. His four MCA albums spawned hit after hit including "Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying" and "Born To Love You". He later united with longtime friend and renowned record producer James Stroud to record and co-produce his Giant Records debut, Tennessee Plates. In total, Mark earned ten top 20 singles, five top 10 singles and two top 5 singles. In addition to penning the majority of songs on his albums, Mark's tunes have been recorded by many of country's top hitmakers, including Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Randy Travis, Collin Raye, Billy Ray Cyrus and Alabama. Playboy Magazine praised George Jones' single, "Ain't Love A Lot Like That" (written by Collie), stating it “is the most effective up-tempo honky-tonk Jones recorded since the late Sixties.” Shut Eye brought Collie's latest work Rose Covered Garden to radio in 2007.