Background
Mellons was born in 1965 in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Ken Mellons
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Career
This album produced the single "Jukebox Junkie", a Top Ten hit on the Hot Country Songs charts. Mellons followed up his debut album with three more albums — 1995"s Where Forever Begins, 2001"s The Best of Ken Mellons and 2004"s Sweet — in addition to charting six more singles on the country charts. He has been a native of Nashville, Tennessee since the age of three.
He entered in many talent shows in high school, and played at various clubs around Nashville to help perfect his skill, while working day jobs to pay the bills.
In 1989, Ken earned a spot at a show called Country Music United States of America at Opryland United States of America, a theme park in Nashville. Later, he was signed to Epic Records in 1993.
His second album, Where Forever Begins, failed to produce any successful singles, and by 1997, Mellons left Epic Records. Shortly after leaving Epic, Mellons signed to Curb Records.
He released two non-charting singles and one album (The Best of Ken Mellons) during his six-year tenure with Curb.
He became frustrated with the label and asked out of his record deal with them in 2003. Mellons then moved to the independent Home Records, releasing the album Sweet in 2004. The album featured "Paint Maine a Birmingham", which became a Top 5 country hit for Tracy Lawrence in the first half of 2004.
Mellons also co-wrote the songs "Honk If You Honky Tonk" on George Strait"s "Honkytonkville" album and "I Bought The Shoes" on Dierks Bentley"s self-titled debut album.
Mellons continues to perform throughout the United States and recorded Rural Route in 2009.
