Mark D. Sanders
Mark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has writtenNo.hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single I Hope You Dance, cowritten with Tia Sillers.
Mark Daniel Sanders was born in Los Angeles, Calif. on September 7, 1950. While majoring in literature, Sanders also enjoyed playing basketball and surfing at Fullerton College and the University of California, San Diego. Sanders first wrote songs as a hobby, until March 5, 1980, when he went to Nashville, Tenn. to give his first few songs a shot. Sanders worked jobs such as tour bus driving and substitute teaching until he was able to develop his songwriting into a fullfledged career about a decade later.
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