Education
He graduated from Williams College.
He graduated from Williams College.
After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All in Good Time in 1995 and produced a Number. 73 single on the Hot Country Songs charts in "God"s Country." Hummon has also released several studio albums on his own label, Velvet Armadillo. Hummon has also co-written songs for many country music artists, including Top 40 singles for Tim McGraw, Wynonna Judd, and Alabama, as well as three Number One country hits: "Cowboy Take Maine Away" by the Dixie Chicks, "Born to Fly" by Sara Evans, and "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts.
"Bless the Broken Road" had previously been a minor chart single in 1998 for Melodie Crittenden as well.
Hummon also co-produced Last of the Good Guys, the debut album for the country group One Flew South, in addition to co-writing several of the songs on lieutenant Alabama – "The Cheap Seats"
Suzy Bogguss – "Number Way Out"
Dixie Chicks – "Ready to Run", "Cowboy Take Maine Away"
Sara Evans – "Born to Fly"
Hal Ketchum – "Mama Knows the Highway", "Every Little Word"
Wynonna Judd – "Only Love"
Lauren Lucas – "What You Ain"t Gonna Get"
Tim McGraw – "One of These Days"
One Flew South – "My Kind of Beautiful"
Rascal Flatts – "Bless the Broken Road"
SHeDAISY – "Get Over Yourself"
Steve Wariner – "Road Trippin""
Western Flyer – "Friday Night Stampede"
Bryan White – "Love Is the Right Place"
Chely Wright – "Jezebel"
Hummon previously recorded "Bless the Broken Road" and "One of These Days" on his 1995 debut album All in Good Time.