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Hal Ketchum Biography

Hal Ketchum is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on April 9, 1953 in Greenwich, New York, United States. Country music singer, who released 1991’s Past the Point of Rescue. The album was certified Gold by RIAA. His singles, including “Hearts Are Gonna Roll”, have reached #2 on the charts.

For the 1996 album The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney, he recorded a cover of “If I Never Knew You” together with He recorded a cover of the song “If I Never Knew You” with Shelby Lynne for the 1996 album The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney..

Ketchum was born in Greenwich, New York. At the age of 15, he began performing in clubs as a drummer with a rhythm and blues trio. In 1981, Ketchum moved to Austin, Texas, where he began to visit Gruene Hall, a small dance hall near his home. This influenced him to try his hand at singing and songwriting, and by 1985 he was playing at small Texas clubs. In 1986, Ketchum recorded 11 of his self-penned songs under his full name Hal Michael Ketchum. This album, Threadbare Alibis, was released in 1988 on the Watermelon Records label.

Ketchum appeared in the 1988 film Heartbreak Hotel. Ketchum also made a cameo appearance as a bank robber in the 1994 film Maverick.

Multiple Sclerosis was the cause of his mother’s death. Later, he was diagnosed with the disease.

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He released the album Sure Love in 1993. The album’s title track charted at number three on Hot Country Songs, followed by “Hearts Are Gonna Roll” also at number two and “Mama Knows the Highway” at number eight, while the last single “Someplace Far Away (Careful What You’re Dreaming)” was less successful on the charts.

Hal Ketchum Net Worth

Hal Ketchum is one of the richest Country Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hal Ketchum's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was 15 years old, he started playing drums in an R&B group. He then moved to Texas in 1985 to play in local clubs and release an album.

He was in the 1988 film Heartbreak Hotel.

Hal Michael Ketchum (born April 9, 1953) is an American country music artist. He has released eleven studio albums since 1986, including nine for divisions of Curb Records. Ketchum’s 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Between 1991 and 2006 Ketchum had seventeen entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three that reached the number two position: his debut single “Small Town Saturday Night”, “Past the Point of Rescue”, and “Hearts Are Gonna Roll”. Ketchum’s music is defined by his songwriting and folk music influences. Ketchum retired from the music business in 2019 following a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

In 1994, Ketchum released the album Every Little Word. Five singles were issued from the album. Ketchum wrote the first two singles, “(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again” and “That’s What I Get for Losin’ You”, with former NRBQ member Al Anderson. These peaked at numbers 20 and 22 on Hot Country Songs in 1994, respectively. After it came Ketchum’s last top-ten hit “Stay Forever”, which he wrote with Benmont Tench; the title track and its B-side, “Trail of Tears”, both fell short of the top 40. Ketchum was also inducted as the 71st Member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1994.

In June 1998, Ketchum was diagnosed with a neurological disorder called acute transverse myelitis, an ailment of the spinal column, which left Ketchum without the use of the left side of his body. He had to relearn basic tasks, including how to walk and play the guitar.

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Ketchum then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and signed a record deal with Curb Records. In 1991, Ketchum released his Curb debut album Past the Point of Rescue. Four singles were released from the album: “Small Town Saturday Night” was first, achieving a peak of number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. After it came Ketchum’s own composition “I Know Where Love Lives”, which charted at number thirteen. Also peaking at number two was the title track, written by Irish musician Mick Hanly and originally a hit single in Ireland for Mary Black in 1988. The last single from the album was a rendition of The Vogues’ “Five O’Clock World, which Ketchum took into top 20 of Hot Country Songs in 1992. Allen Reynolds, a producer best known for his work with Garth Brooks and Kathy Mattea, produced the album with Jim Rooney. Among the musicians contributing to the album were Mattea, Gary Burr, and Richard Bennett, as well as Bruce Bouton, Chris Leuzinger, and Milton Sledge of Brooks’ studio band The G-Men. Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly rated the album “A-“, stating that “Literate and tuneful, Past the Point of Rescue balances poetic love songs with a squint-eyed look at teenage rebellion, romance, and psychological intrigue, all delivered with a tenor that throbs with passion and conviction.” Past the Point of Rescue was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies.

He covered “If I Never Knew You” with Shelby Lynne for The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney. In 2001, Ketchum released Lucky Man. This album included only one charting single in the number 40 “She Is”. King of Love followed in 2004 with only the number 60 “My Love Will Not Change” to its credit. One More Midnight, released only in the United Kingdom, produced a number 47 country hit in the United States with “Just This Side of Heaven (Hal-Lelujah)”, although the album itself never was released in the U.S. His most recent US releases are Father Time in 2008, and I’m the Troubadour in 2014.

Who is Hal Ketchum Dating?

According to our records, Hal Ketchum married to Gina Ketchum , Terrell Tye , Andrea Ketchum . As of December 1, 2023, Hal Ketchum’s is not dating anyone.

Two years later came a greatest-hits package entitled The Hits. This album included the non-charting single “Hang In There Superman.” Ketchum did not appear on the charts again until 1998, when he reached number 36 with a cover of Todd Rundgren’s “I Saw the Light”, from his next album, also entitled I Saw the Light. Awaiting Redemption followed in 1999 without a charting single.

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Hal Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Hal Ketchum celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Ketchum is also a painter and his work has been shown in Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Pena Gallery, where he had an art-show opening in 2002. He also is a master carpenter and enjoys making toys.

How did Hal Ketchum passed away?

On April 14, 2019, Ketchum’s wife, Andrea, announced on his Facebook page that early-onset senile dementia including Alzheimer’s disease had progressed to the point that he could no longer perform. Ketchum died at his home in Fischer, Texas, due to complications of dementia, on November 23, 2020, at the age of 67.

What is Hal Ketchum's most famous song?

1. “Small Town Saturday Night” This all-time great Ketchum tune lands somewhere in between John Mellencamp and Dwight Yoakam on the country-rock storyteller scale. It’s the first of four Ketchum singles to crack the Billboard Hot Country Songs top five in three years.

How old is Hal Ketchum?

67 years (1953–2020)

How long was Hal Ketchum married?

He was formerly married to Gina Ketchum between 1998-2009 and was wed to Terrell Tye before that. Ketchum had three children with his wife Gina: Fana Rose, Ruby Joy and Sophia Grace.

Does Hal Ketchum have Alzheimer's?

She posted a lengthy message dedicated to all his friends and fans to clarify the situation. “Unfortunately, Hal is suffering from Alzheimer’s/ Dementia. He has been battling this for some time now, but because of his love for his fans, he continued performing as long as it was possible.

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