Mark Narmore, Muscle Shoals Songwriter Talks Hits & Music History

If you sat next to Mark Narmore on an airplane, chances are you
wouldn't think he is an award-winning songwriter.  He also
hails from Muscle Shoals royalty. That's the way this humble
wordsmith prefers it.


In the late 1980s, Mark was a student at the University of North
Alabama. For pocket change,  he spun records at WLX in
Lexington, AL. An aspiring songwriter, Mark honed his skills by
working at the feet of Fame Recording Studios founder and
producer, Rick Hall.  It was at this famous studio where he
wrote "The Moon Over Georgia," a top-ten Country Music hit for
the group Shenandoah.
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In 1995, Mark and Walt Aldridge, another hall of fame Muscle
Shoals songwriter, penned "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" for
Blackhawk. However, his blockbuster hit came along a decade later
when Craig Morgan cut "That's What I Love About Sunday," which
was the most performed song on Country radio in 2005. 


Mark grew up on the outskirts of Muscle Shoals listening to his
cousin, keyboardist Spooner Oldham. He also had the good
fortune of seeing the infamous Swampers and dozens of major
artists who ventured to Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound recording
studios during the 1970s and 80s.


Keyboards are his primary instrument, yet this versatile musician
can also play guitar and sing. Artists such as Josh Turner,
Alabama, Reba McIntyre, Terri Clark, Guy Penrod, and others have
recorded his material. 
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Mark continues writing songs for Noble Vision Music Publishing in
Nashville, TN. He also has a star at the Alabama Music Hall of
Fame. Mark and his wife, Sandy, live in his hometown of Center
Star, AL. You don't want to miss Mark discuss his career and his
memories of the Muscle Shoals recording scene.