Ben Hall

Guitarist/singer Ben Hall plays in a fingerpicking or thumbstyle of country music that brings to mind the icons of the genre. A native of Okolona, Mississippi, Hall first began playing guitar at age six and quickly began to mimic the recordings of the classic country artists his parents exposed him to, including Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and the Louvin Brothers. At age 13, Hall took second place in the 2002 National Thumbpicking Contest in Mountain View, Arkansas -- an accolade he would achieve several times over. In 2005, he won national and international thumbstyle guitar c...