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Shawn Mullins

Shawn Mullins

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  • Born: Mar. 08, 1968 in Atlanta, GA
  • Years Active: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Biography

Atlanta-based folksinger and songwriter Shawn Mullins was serving as a member of the U.S. Army Airborne Infantry Division when he released his first self-titled cassette on his own SM label in 1989. Following the release of 1991's Everchanging World, he left the military after eight years to pursue music on a full-time basis. After three years spent fruitlessly searching for a record deal, he established a new label, SMG, and released the LPs Better Days and Big Blue Sky in the interim. After 1995's Jeff's Last Dance, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (live companion discs recorded jointly with Matthew Kahler), Mullins returned a year later with the solo Eggshells. Soul's Core, his first album for major label Columbia, followed in 1998, scoring a Top Ten hit with the single "Lullaby." The album eventually went platinum, paving the way for an anthology of his early work with 1999's The First Ten Years. In fall 2000, Mullins released the official follow-up to Soul's Core, Beneath the Velvet Sun. The Essential Shawn Mullins collection arrived in 2003, followed by 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor for Vanguard Records in 2006. He remained with Vanguard for 2008's honeydew, which was inspired by (and recorded in) his native Georgia.
— Jason Ankeny , All Music Guide

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