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With almost three decades in the music business, Mark Sanders has forged a resplendent career from his innumerable successes and accomplishments as a songwriter. Since his beginnings on Music Row, Sanders has accumulated a multitude of awards from respected publications and organizations including Nashville Songwriter’s Association International, Billboard Magazine, Music Row Magazine and American Songwriter Magazine. In addition to these awards, Sanders has also received numerous industry honors including four Country Music Association Triple Play Awards (three No. 1’s in a twelve month period), ASCAP’s 1997 Writer of the Year and Song of the Year (“No News”) and the 2000 CMA Song of the Year for “I Hope You Dance” and the 2001 Grammy for Country Song of the Year, also for “I Hope You Dance.”Sanders has also penned a multitude of career defining, award-winning songs for artists. Among these No. 1 hits are “Money in the Bank” (John Anderson), “Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy” (Chris LeDoux & Garth Brooks), “It Matters to Me” (Faith Hill), “No News”(Lonestar), “Blue Clear Sky” (George Strait), “Daddy's Money” (Ricochet), “This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing” (Trace Adkins). Other hits include, “Bobbie Ann Mason” (Rick Trevino), “Walkin' To Jerusalem” (Tracy Byrd), “Heads Carolina, Tails California” (JoDee Messina), “I'd Rather Ride Around With You” (Reba McEntire), “Mirror, Mirror” (Diamond Rio) and the #1 and internationally successful, "I Hope You Dance" (Lee Ann Womack).
At the prompting of his longtime industry friend, Stephanie Cox, Sanders joined her young, independent publishing company, Larga Vista Music. After numerous, fruitful years working with Sanders at both Starstruck and MCA, Cox knew the addition of this veteran songwriting powerhouse to Larga Vista’s roster was truly extraordinary and exciting. Since joining Larga Vista, Sanders has been enjoying success with numerous cuts by recording artists including Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Jeff Bates, Shawn Camp, Kathy Mattea and Lori McKenna. The two, whom collaborate frequently, have created a cache of brilliantly crafted material, some of which McKenna has recorded for her upcoming Warner Bros. project. In 2005, the Oprah Winfrey Show aired a segment featuring Sanders and McKenna during a writing session in Nashville.
The astounding success of “I Hope You Dance” inspired a book by the same name, penned by Sanders and fellow songwriter Tia Sillers. Sanders has since authored three more books, one of which is a children’s book, all focusing on themes of inspiration, hope and joy. Since their publishing, combined sales of his books have reached the figure of close to 2 ½ million.
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