Megan Mullins (born November 24, 1987) is an American

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singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. At age 18, she made her debut on the country music scene with the single "Ain't What It Used to Be," a Top 40 hit on the ''

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charts. Her debut album was originally slated for release in 2006 but was never released.

Biography

Mullins was born in

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. She began to learn several instruments at an early age, and by age 3, she had won the Indiana State Fair Showmanship award at the State Fiddle Championship. Many of her family members are also professional musicians, most notably her brother Marcus, with whom she performed on the

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at age 14. By 2006, she was signed to

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, an independent record label. Her first single, titled "Ain't What It Used to Be" (originally recorded by

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on his 2003 self-titled debut album) was issued early that year, reaching a peak of No. 32 on the country music charts. A second single, "Cryin' Days," failed to chart at all, and Mullins announced in October 2007 that she would be returning to the studio for further work on the album. Although the album has not been released, Mullins remained on Broken Bow's roster. In 2008, Mullins recorded a duet with former

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lead singer

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(who is also signed to Broken Bow), for his solo debut album '' One on One''. Mullins also plays fiddle in Owen's road band. In April 2009, she switched to Stoney Creek, a sister label also started by the founder of Broken Bow. Her first release for Stoney Creek, "Long Past Gone", made its chart debut in May 2009, and peaked at No. 48 later in the year. A second single for the label, "Tradin' My Halo for Horns," failed to chart. In August 2010, Mullins and Stoney Creek parted ways.

Discography

Singles

Guest singles

Music videos

References

External links

Official website
(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullins, Megan 1987 births Living people Writers from Fort Wayne, Indiana American country singer-songwriters American women country singers American country fiddlers 21st-century American fiddlers American women fiddlers Musicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana American mandolinists BBR Music Group artists Country musicians from Indiana 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Indiana