Tom Collins (record producer)
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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]
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Birth name | Bernie Tom Collins |
Born | (1942-05-30) May 30, 1942 (age 81) Lenoir City, Tennessee, US |
Genres | Country, countrypolitan |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, publisher |
Years active | 1970s–2000s |
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]