Tom Collins | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tom_Collins_Record_producer_June_2018.jpg) Tom Collins in June 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernie Tom Collins |
| Born | May 30, 1942 Lenoir City, Tennessee, US |
| Genres | Country, countrypolitan |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, publisher |
| Years active | 1970s–2000s |
Bernie Tom Collins (born May 30, 1942) is an American music producer and publisher in Nashville, Tennessee who has received three CMA Awards as Producer of the Year, and seven Grammy nominations.[1] He produced a steady stream of country music hits over a 30-year span from artists including Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Sylvia, Tom T. Hall, Jim Ed Brown, James Galway, Marie Osmond, and Steve Wariner.[2] Collins served as chairman of the Board of the CMA in 1979 and 1980.[3][4]
In 1982 alone, Collins produced four number one country hits: "Nobody" (Sylvia); "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" and "Any Day Now" (Ronnie Milsap); and "'Till You're Gone" (Barbara Mandrell).[5] His publishing Company, Tom Collins Music, received BMI's Robert J. Burton Award in 1983 for "Most Performed Song of the Year", "Nobody", by Sylvia. During the period from 1970 to 1990, Collins' catalog holdings grew to make him one of Nashville's most successful independent producers.[1]
- ^ a b Wood, Gerry; compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; edited by Paul Kingsbury, Michael McCall, and John W. Rumble; with the assistance of Michael Gray and Jay Orr (2012). The encyclopedia of country music: the ultimate guide to the music (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780195395631.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hogan, Ed. "Tom Collins". allmusic.com. AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Hyland, Mike (October 13, 1979). "Cooperative Competition Boosts Country Music". Billboard Magazine. 91 (41). Nielsen Business Media: 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "CMA Officers and Board of Directors". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media. March 19, 1983. p. CMA-9. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Wells, Robyn (August 21, 1982). "'Nobody' Makes Sylvia A Summit Somebody". Billboard Magazine. 94 (33). Nielsen Business Media: 37. ISSN 0006-2510.