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Hal Ketchum | |
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 Ketchum performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hal Michael Ketchum[1] |
| Born | April 9, 1953[1] Greenwich, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2020 (aged 67) Fischer, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1986–2019 |
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| Website | http://www.halketchum.com |
Hal Michael Ketchum (April 9, 1953–November 23, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He released eleven studio albums from 1986 to 2014, including nine for divisions of Curb Records. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue was his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Between 1991 and 2006, Ketchum had 17 entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three that reached No. 2, "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 dementia.