Tom Collins (record producer)
| Tom Collins | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Associated acts | Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Sylvia, Charley Pride |
Tom Collins (born Bernie Tom Collins on 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. 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. Collins served as Chairman of the Board of the CMA in 1979 and 1980.
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). 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.
Collins was born and raised in Lenoir City, Tennessee, which lies along the Tennessee River southwest of Knoxville and is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and took scientific courses with the idea of attending dental school, but was always interested in music. He played trumpet in the University of Tennessee band and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He directed the fraternity's chorus in annual singing competitions. He was honored as a "Significant Sig" in 1983, a national honor given by the fraternity to notable members.
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