Dick and his wife, Mel’s, story together begins in the late 1970s in the Christian group, TRUTH. The intersection of TRUTH brought the two together and after 18 months of constant touring, Dick responded to a call from the award-winning group, the Imperials. Six months later the couple married and settled in Nashville, TN. The 1980s found Dick and Mel growing in the areas of songwriting and studio work, and soon they were immersed in Nashville's creative community.

The Tunneys’ first joint recording project, “Let the Dreamers Dream,” was released by Warner Alliance in 1991. Soon the couple found themselves traveling nearly every weekend to local churches across America. Dick and Mel spent a dozen years traveling to more than 400 churches nationwide.

As Dick and Mel got plugged in to their local church's worship ministry, Dick's studio role expanded to producer/arranger. Dick found himself recording and conducting esteemed ensembles such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Irish Film Orchestra and the City of Prague Philharmonic.

In 2006, a call from First Baptist Church of Columbia, TN, came inviting Dick and Mel to lead the worship ministry of this growing congregation. Soon thereafter, Steve Green Ministries invited Dick to tour with the veteran Christian artist as pianist and musical director.

The Tunneys’ musical offerings have been honored with 10 Dove Awards (the Gospel Music Association’s highest honor), nearly 30 Dove nominations, a Grammy Award (“How Excellent Is Thy Name,” recorded by Larnelle Harris), and their songs have appeared in print music and church hymnals. As well, they have participated in literally hundreds of recording projects as studio vocalist, keyboard player, arranger(s) and producer. They have recorded 8 projects together, and Dick has (with Mel’s assistance) recorded 5 solo instrumental projects. The couple has penned more than 150 songs, many of which have been recorded by other Christian artists.

As the calendar crested 2010, Dick and Mel have embarked on yet another phase of their musical journey, including a continuing of worship leading at conferences and gatherings of parachurch ministries, further travel with Steve Green, and a renewed emphasis on songwriting with a formalized publishing relationship with Lifeway Worship.

The Tunneys recently celebrated 35 years of marriage, and their family continues to grow