Hal Ketchum

Singer/songwriter/drummer Hal Ketchum was raised in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. He began drumming at age 15 and soon joined an R&B trio. At 17, Ketchum moved to Florida and then to Texas, where he quickly got involved playing at a local dancehall and began to hone his songwriting skills. He went to Nashville in 1986 to write songs, and three years later released his debut album, Threadbare Alibis. Soon after, Ketchum signed with Forerunner Music, which eventually led to a record contract with Curb. He issued his first Curb album, Past the Point of Rescue, in ...