Marcus Hummon

Career Following college, in 1984, he moved to Los Angeles to seek a recording contract but was unsuccessful. In 1986, Hummon moved to Nashville. The first notable song that he wrote was "Pilgrims on the Way", recorded by Michael Martin Murphey in 1988.

His debut album All in Good Time (1995) included the song "God's Country", which reached number 73 on the Hot Country Songs record charts. It also included "Bless the Broken Road", with backing vocals by co-writer Jeff Hanna and Matraca Berg and "One of These Days". The songs and title of the album reference his Christian faith. From 1999 to 2001, Hummon was a member of the alternative country band The Raphaels along with former Big Country lyricist and guitarist Stuart Adamson. The Raphaels' only release was "Supernatural" in 1998 on Track Records. In 1997, Hummon formed his own label, Velvet Armadillo, on which he released several studio albums.

In 1998, "Bless the Broken Road" was recorded by Melodie Crittenden; this version charted on the Hot Country Songs record chart. In 2006, "Bless the Broken Road" was recorded by Rascal Flatts; this version won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Also in 2006, Selah recorded the song and it charted on the Hot Christian Songs chart.

In 2009, Hummon's first book, Anytime, Anywhere: A Little Boy’s Prayer, a children's book, was published by Simon & Schuster.

Hummon also wrote six musicals, three of which were featured as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2011.

In 2012 and 2014, Hummon performed at the Greenbelt Festival.

In August 2014, he signed a publishing deal with CTM Writers INK.

Hummon has scored two films: Lost Boy Home and The Last Songwriter, a documentary that he co-produced featuring Garth Brooks and Jason Isbell, which won the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival in 2017.

In March 2020, he signed a publishing deal with LBK Entertainment.

Personal life Hummon is married to Reverend Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest and chaplain, speaker, and author of eight books. They have 3 children, including country singer Levi Hummon and live in Nashville. Michael Martin Murphey - "Pilgrims on the Way" (1988) Wynonna Judd – "Only Love" (1993) Hal Ketchum – "Every Little Word" (1994) Western Flyer – "Friday Night Stampede" (1994) Alabama – "The Cheap Seats" (1994) Suzy Bogguss – "No Way Out" (1996) Farmer's Daughter - "Cornfields or Cadillacs" (1996) Bryan White – "Love Is the Right Place" (1997) Tim McGraw – "One of These Days" (1998) Steve Wariner – "Road Trippin'" (1998) Dixie Chicks – "Ready to Run" (1999), "Cowboy Take Me Away" (1999) Sara Evans – "Born to Fly" (2000) Chely Wright – "Jezebel" (2001) Sherrié Austin - "In Our Own Sweet Time" (2001) SHeDAISY – "Get Over Yourself" (2002) Lauren Lucas – "What You Ain't Gonna Get" (2005) Ty Herndon - "Love Revival" (2006) One Flew South – "My Kind of Beautiful" (2008) Jessica Harp - "Follow That Train" (2010) the JaneDear girls - "Never Gonna Let You Go" (2011) Danny Gokey - "One Life" (2014) Joel Crouse - "Oh Juliet" (2014) Runaway June - "Blue Roses" (2019)

Discography Albums Title Album details All in Good Time Release date: September 5, 1995 Label: Columbia Records The Sound of One Fan Clapping Release date: April 4, 1997 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Looking for the Child Release date: August 20, 1999 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Francis of Guernica Release date: March 19, 2001 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Warrior Release date: September 25, 2001 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records American Duet Release date: January 15, 2003 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Revolution EP Release date: October 15, 2003 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Atlanta Release date: March 1, 2005 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Nowhere to Go but Up Release date: April 27, 2005 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Surrender Road Release date: December 21, 2005 Label: Velvet Armadillo Records Rosanna Release date: May 1, 2010 Label: self-released

Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1996 "God's Country" 73 All in Good Time "Honky Tonk Mona Lisa" — 2005 "Revolution" — single only "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos Year Video Director 1996 "Honky Tonk Mona Lisa" R. Brad Murano