Mark Melloan

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Mark Melloan
Birth name Mark Adam Melloan
Born (1981-02-18) February 18, 1981
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
Genres Rock Music, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Americana
Occupations Musician, Songwriter
Instruments Guitar, Vocals
Years active 2002–Present.
Labels Mammoth Onyx Music, Independent Record Label
Website markmelloan.com
Notable instruments
Collings Guitars
Taylor Guitars
Fender Stratocaster

Mark Melloan (pronounced Malone, /məˈloʊn/), (born February 18, 1981), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Music career

The 2002 album, "The Shadowlands," featured New Grass Revival founder Curtis Burch and three songs with banjoist Bela Fleck. The album was reviewed as "one of the best Americana bluesy collections",[1] and Melloan was labeled "one of Kentucky's finest folk singer songwriters."[2] Erika Brady, host of National Public Radio's Barren River Breakdown, described him as "an artist with extreme potential... His voice as a writer is very distinctive, and he's a good performer."[2]

In 2003, Melloan was commissioned by Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell to record "High on a Hilltop," an anthem written by Melloan celebrating the legacy of the popular basketball coach, Edgar Diddle. Several musicians and singers connected to the university appeared on the project (Greg Martin, Byron House, Beegie Adair, Athena Cage, and Larnelle Harris). The song and video were aired in E. A. Diddle Arena before home basketball games.[3]

In 2006, the music publication "Country Weekly" described Melloan's songs, "Angel Choir" and "One Good Country Song," respectively as the best and worst songs on Stephen Cochran's self-titled album.[4][5] Cochran, a retired Marine and champion for veterans issues, cowrote "Alone on Christmas" and "Hope" with Melloan.[6] "Hope" was adopted by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a theme song for its research and development program.[7]

Other Works

In 2005, Melloan wrote "Baptism," a memoir describing his childhood experiences and spiritual journey.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Larry. "High Praise for a Kentucky Boy". Louisville Music News. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carmichael, Alicia (7 November 2002). "Strung Out on Music: At 21, WKU Senior Slowly Making a Name for Himself as One of Kentucky's Finest Folk Singer-Songwriters". The Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ Hoh, David K. (29 October 2003). "New Anthem for WKU's Basketball Team". WBKO News. Retrieved 2 June 2009. 
  4. ↑ Larry Holden, ed. (1 2006). "Stephen Cochran". Country Weekly (American Media, Inc) (Special Collector's Edition): 58. 
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (31 May 2010). "Exclusive Interview: US Veteran Stephen Cochran Finds and Delivers Hope". RoughStock. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Stephen Cochran". Wikipedia. Retrieved 20 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Guest Speakers Biographies Press Publication". Veterans Health Administration Research and Development. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  8. ↑ Melloan, Mark (2005). Baptism. Western Kentucky University Press. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
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