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    • Sep 21, 1957
    Songwriter/producer Mark Wright is born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He writes "Today My World Slipped Away" and "Take A Little Trip," while producing hits for Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Mark Chesnutt, Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson
    Apr 25, 1990
    Producers James Stroud and Mark Wright join Clint Black as winners of Album of the Year, for "Killin' Time"; and Single Record of the Year, for "A Better Man"; in the 25th annual Academy Of Country Music awards on NBC from Hollywood's Pantages Theatre
    Nov 30, 1993
    Mark Wright is named head of a&r for the re-activated Decca Records
    Oct 17, 1994
    LeAnn Rimes performs in a showcase at Dallas' Park Cities Playhouse for record producer Mark Wright and publisher Jimmy Gilmer. The performance leads to another showcase and a bidding war for the 12-year-old singer
    Jan 17, 1995
    LeAnn Rimes showcases at Dallas' Park Cities Playhouse for record executives Mark Wright and Bruce Hinton, plus manager Narvel Blackstock. The performance nets the 12-year-old a contract offer from Decca, but she ends up signing with Curb Records
    Oct 2, 1998
    Conway Twitty, The Browns, Mark Wright, Leroy Van Dyke, Floyd Cramer, Levon Helm, Melvin Endsley and Louis Jordan join the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame at the Pine Bluff Convention Center
    Oct 22, 1998
    Decca executive Mark Wright sends a letter to radio stations, asking them to stop playing Mark Chesnutt's current single, "Wherever You Are," and prepare for his next release, a remake of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
    Oct 4, 2000
    "I Hope You Dance" takes two honors during the 34th annual Country Music Association awards, winning Single of the Year for Lee Ann Womack, Sons Of The Desert and producer Mark Wright; and Song for Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
    May 9, 2001
    Producer Mark Wright shares Single Record and Vocal Event of the Year honors with Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert for "I Hope You Dance" during the 36th annual Academy of Country Music awards on CBS from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre
    Nov 2, 2006
    Universal South announces Mark Wright is the new president of the label, which represents Joe Nichols and Shooter Jennings. Original founders Tim DuBois and Tony Brown depart, after Universal buys out their stakes
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