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Music industry veteran and legendary drummer Mark Herndon is poised to introduce his autobiography

entitled “The High Road.” The intimate collection of personal memoirs—spotlighting the highlights and

lowlights of his life journey and music career—is an easy must-read!

Having spent more than two decades on the road, entertaining before millions, with a group that became a

household name across the globe, Mark Herndon was dubbed “the rock drummer credited to bringing the

band its signature sound.” Their music has catered to multi-genres including country, southern rock, adult

contemporary, gospel, bluegrass and even disco.

A lifetime in the making, “The High Road” offers recollections and insight into Mark’s childhood as a

military brat, parental bonds, his romantic and marital relationships, travels around the world as an

entertainer and aviator, and everything in between.

Infamous drummer and musician, world-travelled and highly skilled aviator, and newly added to his list of talents, Mark Herndon shares his life journey as an author.

Music industry veteran and legendary drummer Mark Herndon is poised to introduce his autobiography entitled The High Road: Memories from a Long Trip The intimate collection of personal memoirs—spotlighting the highlights and lowlights of his life journey and music career—is an easy must-read!

Mark signed on with a bar band in 1979. Shortly thereafter, the band got “the call of a lifetime;” they were invited to play the New Faces Show (country music’s biggest industry showcase) at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.

In what seemed like “overnight,” the band inked a record deal with RCA records and fate and good fortune lead them become one of the biggest, most award-winning, country music super groups the world has ever known.

Having spent more than two decades on the road, entertaining before millions, with a group that became a household name across the globe, Mark Herndon was dubbed “the rock drummer credited to bringing the band its signature sound.” Their music has catered to multi-genres including country, southern rock, adult contemporary, gospel, bluegrass and even disco.

Mark performed with the historic band for 25 years, encompassing a total of 23 international tours [including the “Farewell Tour” (2003)]. During his tenure, he appeared in kinship along side the major players to attend Fan Fair, signing autographs by the hundreds, he graced the cover of 15 of the group’s 23 studio albums; he stood alongside the founding members to celebrate mutual successes stacking up 32 No. 1 hits, countless multi-platinum albums and recognition with more than 200 music industry decorations (including 26 Billboard awards, 17 American Music Awards, 16 ACM awards and 9 CMA awards).

An iconic member of the country music sector, Mark’s extraordinary talents earned him a Commendation of Excellence for “long and outstanding contribution to the world of American music” (BMI) and recognition as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame (2005).

Fast-forward to 2016, the hard-hitting, arena-style drum basher has since picked up the pen…

A lifetime in the making, The High Road offers recollections and insight into Mark’s childhood as a military brat, parental bonds, his romantic and marital relationships, travels around the world as an entertainer and aviator, and everything in between.

A combination of iron determination and old-fashioned luck, The High Road reveals Herndon’s life chapters including excerpts from his childhood, living and creating havoc on the many bases where he resided during his youth, to his first female encounter, his military flight training, the birth of his daughter, breaking into the business, the break from his wife, and his life on the road to become an integral dimension of a four-part country music phenomenon.

With chapter titles like “Unsung Heroes,” “Livin’ on the Edge,” “The Music Mill” and “Looks Like ‘We’ Made It,” Herndon illuminates the mystery behind the “most awarded band in country music history,” its cultivation and his conclusion.

The High Road: Memories from a Long Trip—a true-to-life collection of memories, note for note, worth every mile and every word.