Tony Mullins
Tony Mullins, one of Nashville’s most successful Grammy Award-winning songwriters, moved from Pound, Virginia to Nashville in 1991. Shortly after relocating, he signed a publishing deal with Pride Music Group.
Tony’s song "How Forever Feels”, recorded by Kenny Chesney, won the 2000 ASCAP Song of the Year. It was the most played song on the radio and spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard chart. “How Forever Feels” has accumulated over 4 million BMI air plays.
Rascal Flatts recorded two of his songs: "Me And My Gang" (the title track) and "Backwards". The album sold over one million units in the first two weeks. "Backwards" was also featured in the “Hannah Montana Movie”, contributing to the soundtrack's sale of over 4 million CDs.
Tony won a Grammy for his songwriting on “Love Does It Every Time”, recorded by Ricky Skaggs for his “Brand New Strings” album.
He penned LeAnn Rimes' #1 hit "Something's Gotta Give”, Craig Morgan's popular radio hit "Little Bit Of Life”, John Michael Montgomery's #1 hit “Angel In My Eyes”, Tim McGraw’s radio hit "All I Want Is a Life”, the title track of Tim's CD, "All I Want". Tony also achieved a top 10 hit with the group VanZant, "Ain’t Nobody Gonna Tell Me What To Do".
Tony's compositions have been recorded by a multitude of artists including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Blake Shelton, Brothers Osborne, Kenny Chesney, Ira Dean, Brent Mason, Ricky Skaggs, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Ray Scott, Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, LeAnn Rimes, VanZant, Rodney Atkins, Jake Owens, Clay Walker, Phil Vassar, Lonestar, Gene Watson, Julie Roberts, Sons of the Desert, and many more.
Tony is recognized as one of “The HitMen Of Music Row”, alongside Bob Dipiero, Jeffery Steele, and Craig Wiseman. The songwriter reality show aired on GAC-TV , an eight-episode mini-series about these four songwriters.
Even after 33 years, Tony continues to pursue his music career in songwriting, recording, publishing, and entertaining. He is renowned for his humor and energetic live performances, establishing himself as a true entertainer in Nashville.