Singing career

From the beginnings of his performing and recording career Collie's singing and performing style drew comparisons to Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cash as a result of Collie’s combination of Rockabilly energy, intensity and clever songwriting.

Hardin County Line and Born and Raised in Black & White

Collie began his career on MCA Records in 1989 after being discovered by label representatives. Tony Brown, then-president of the label, helped Collie secure his contract. His debut album Hardin County Line was released in 1990, with Brown and Doug Johnson co-producing. The album produced four singles: "Something with a Ring to It", "Looks Aren't Everything", the title track, and "Let Her Go", which was the highest-charting of the four, at number 18 on Hot Country Songs. Its B-side, "Where There's Smoke", was later a top 40 hit for Archer/Park in 1994.

His second album, Born and Raised in Black & White, produced Top 40 singles in "Calloused Hands" and "She's Never Comin' Back", while "It Don't Take a Lot" peaked at number 70. Steve Huey of Allmusic described the album as "more polished" than its predecessor.

Mark Collie and Unleashed

Collie's third album for MCA, Mark Collie, was produced by Don Cook. It accounted for his two highest-charting singles: "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at number 5, and "Born to Love You" at number 6. After these two songs, "Shame Shame Shame Shame" and "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind" both made top 30 as well. Brian Mansfield wrote that the album was "At once a move to the mainstream and a return to Collie's West Tennessee rockabilly roots."

Unleashed, was released in 1994. Its first single, "It Is No Secret", failed to make Top 40, while the only other release, "Hard Lovin' Woman", made number 13. The album included guest vocals from Deborah Allen, Carlene Carter, and James House.

Mid 1990s-present

Collie signed to Giant Records in 1995. His only album for the label was Tennessee Plates, which Collie co-produced with James Stroud. Its two charting singles were "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night", his last Top 40 entry on the country charts, and "Steady as She Goes". After these two songs, he charted at number 72 with "Love to Burn", which he recorded for the Columbia Records multi-artist compilation NASCAR: Hotter than Asphalt. Collie covered Jim Croce's "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)" on the 1997 tribute album Jim Croce: A Nashville Tribute. In 1998, MCA released a budget-line compilation titled Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin', which comprised several of his MCA singles.

He did not release another album until Rose Covered Garden in 2006. A live album, Alive at Brushy Mountain, was released in 2012.

He has performed onstage with many artists including Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and Johnny Cash. He continues to tour actively both in the U.S. and Europe.

In September 2013 Collie signed to 101 Ranch records and was the first artist signed to 101 Ranch records. "I'm thrilled to have a new home with 101 Ranch Records and to be working with a terrific team with Doug, Bob and Tammy," says Mark Collie. "There are some new and exciting projects coming up on the horizon that I look forward to debuting with the label."

Songwriting and producing

Collie's songwriting credits include Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and George Jones. He is also noted with writing songs for Hollywood Movies such as Lions Gate's The Punisher starring John Travolta and Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal.

In addition to his own recordings, Collie has produced or co-produced albums for Brandt Vogel, JT Hodges, Kyle Sherman and the Horn Family.

Acting

Collie has acted in television series and movies, independent features and Hollywood feature films. Starting in 1994 and continuing to present Collie has played a variety of characters including in 1999, Johnny Cash in the short I Still Miss Someone which he also co-wrote and co-produced with filmmaker John Lloyd Miller. Collie currently appears as Frankie Gray on the ABC series Nashville.

Philanthropy

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 that have raised millions of dollars for research into a cure for Type 1 juvenile diabetes. Collie's efforts have resulted in a research Chair at Vanderbilt University, The Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research, and his Mark Collie Foundation continues to generate donations.

In February 1991 Collie was part of a filmed benefit concert in Nashville's Centennial Park along with George Jones to salute American troops in Operation Desert Storm. The concert was filmed by director John Lloyd Miller and distributed for free to Armed Forces Television and to United States troops throughout the Middle East.

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 and was later awarded The American Spirit Award by the United States Air Force for his efforts.

Collie has performed at benefits throughout his career for a diverse collection of causes including The Nashville Food Bank, The Blue Note Fund, Fallen Police, and Victims of Domestic Violence among others.

Personal life

In February 2001 Mark Collie delivered the eulogy for race car legend Dale Earnhardt at a memorial service that included performances by Vince Gill and Steve Wariner at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, US.

Collie married longtime girlfriend Tammy Stewart at a private ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee on October 24, 2009. The two split their time between their home in Fort Worth, Texas, US and Nashville, Tennessee, US.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US Heat	CAN Country
Hardin County Line	Release date: March 29, 1990 Label: MCA Nashville	57	—	—	—=
Born and Raised in Black & White	Release date: July 23, 1991 Label: MCA Nashville	—	—	—	—
Mark Collie	Release date: January 5, 1993 Label: MCA Nashville	38	156	6	8
Unleashed	Release date: July 19, 1994 Label: MCA Nashville	—	—	—	—
Tennessee Plates	Release date: July 18, 1995 Label: Giant Nashville	—	—	—	—
Rose Covered Garden	Release date: November 22, 2006 Label: Highway 64	—	—	—	—
Alive at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary	Release date: May 1, 2012 Label: Wilbanks Entertainment	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'	Release date: December 18, 1997 Label: Universal Special Products
Icon	Release date: April 15, 2016 Label: MCA Nashville

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1982	"I've Got to Have You Back Again"	—	—	N/A
1990	"Something with a Ring to It"	54	—	Hardin County Line
	"Looks Aren't Everything"	35	28
	"Hardin County Line"	59	64
1991	"Let Her Go"	18	15
	"Calloused Hands"	31	19	Born and Raised in Black & White
1992	"She's Never Comin' Back"	28	38
	"It Don't Take a Lot"	70	84
	"Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"	5	11	Mark Collie
1993	"Born to Love You"	6	5
	"Shame Shame Shame Shame"	26	45
	"Something's Gonna Change Her Mind"	24	21
1994	"It Is No Secret"	53	59	Unleashed
	"God Didn't Make Me That Strong"	—	—
	"Hard Lovin' Woman"	13	9
1995	"Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night"	25	42	Tennessee Plates
	"Steady as She Goes"	65	—
1996	"Love to Burn"	72	88	NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt
	"Lipstick Don't Lie"	—	—	Tennessee Plates
1997	"Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)"	—	—	Jim Croce: A Nashville Tribute
2004	"In Time"	—	—	The Punisher: The Album
2006	"Better Man Than Me"	—	—	Rose Covered Garden
2015	"Raisin' Cain"	—	—	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Miscellaneous Appearances

Year	Song	Album
1996	"Love to Burn"	Nascar: Hotter Than Asphalt
1997	"Fire Down Below" (with Aaron Tippin and Jeff Wood)	Fire Down Below
1998	"Born to Love You"	Country Wedding Music
2004	"In Time"	Punisher
2005	"More"	Lost Lake
2005	"Ripples in The Mind"	Lost Lake
2010	"Dare The World" (with Major Rising, Bryan White, Wayne Warner, Linda Davis, Kevin Sharp, Jimmy Fortune, John Berry, and Mila Mason)	single music download only

Filmography

Source: (IMDB)

(all columns are sortable)

Year	Title	Role	Type
2012	Deep Dark Canyon	Soundtrack	feature
2008	Kill Switch	Billy Joe Hill	feature
	A Father's Rights	Det. Eddie Roberts	feature
2004	The Punisher	Harry Heck	feature
	The Punisher	Soundtrack	feature
2003	Peak Experience (Lost Lake)	E. Z. Ferris	feature
	Roper and Goodie	Roper	feature
2001	Ask Me No Questions	Sean Johnson	TV movie
2000	JAG: A Separate Piece	Lot Attendant	TV series
	Jericho	Johnny 'O	feature
	Certain Guys	Redneck	feature
	Johnny Cash: Half A Mile A Day	himself	documentary
1999	The Strip: Send Me An Angel		TV series
	The Strip: Games Without Frontiers		TV series
	The Kid With X-Ray Eyes	Morgan	feature
	I Still Miss Someone	Johnny Cash	short film
	Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie	Mr. Garrick	TV movie
	Crook & Chase	himself	TV series
1998	Early Edition: In Gary We Trust	CPD Detective	TV series
	Walker Texas Ranger: Paradise Trail	Danny Tarpin	TV series
	Crook & Chase	himself	TV series
	I Give My Heart To You	The Mechanic	short
1997	Fire Down Below	Hatch	feature
	Fire Down Below	Soundtrack	feature
	Crook & Chase	himself	TV series
1996	Prime Time Country	himself	TV series
	Crook & Chase	himself	TV series
1995	Loretta Lynn & Friends	himself	TV series
1994	XXX & OOO	cameo appearance	feature
1993	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno	himself	TV series
	Regis & Kathie Lee	himself	TV series
1992	Hee Haw	himself	TV series

Music videos

(all columns are sortable)

Year	Video	Director
2008	"Dare The World"	John Lloyd Miller
1997	"Fire Down Below"	Steven R. Monroe
	"Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)"	Tom Bevins
1996	"Lipstick Don't Lie"	Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano
1995	Hard Lovin' Woman"	John Lloyd Miller
	"Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night"
1994	"It Is No Secret"
1993	"Born to Love You"
	"Shame Shame Shame Shame"	Mark "Aldo" Miceli
1992	"She's Never Comin' Back"	John Lloyd Miller
	"Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"
1991	"Let Her Go"
1990	"Something with a Ring to It"
	"Looks Aren't Everything"
	"Hardin County Line"

Awards

(all columns are sortable)

Year	Title	Type	Award	Notes
2006	Tennessean of the Year	Philanthropy	Tennessean of the Year, State of Tennessee	Won
1999	I Still Miss Someone	Short film	Best Short Film, New York Independent Film Festival	Won
			Best Short Film, Yahoo! Online Film Festival	Won
			Best Short Film, Atlantic City Film Festival	Won
			Nashville Film Festival (2 awards) -Best Film -Best Short Film	Won
			Method Fest, Best Actor (Mark Collie)	Won
			Zoie Fest (2 awards) -Best Picture, Dramatic Short -Audience Award, Best Short Film	Won
			Best Narrative Short, South by Southwest	Nominated
			Best Short Film, Oberhausen International Festival	Nominated
1996	US Air Force	Philanthropy	American Spirit Award	Won
1994	Born To Love You	Album	BMI Award	Won
	Hard Lovin Woman	Album	BMI Millionaire Award	Won
	Country Music Hall of Fame	Music	Country Music Walkway of Stars	Won
1993	Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'	Album	ASCAP Pop Music Award	Won

[ Source: Wikipedia ]