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Hal Michael Ketchum was an American country music artist. 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.
"Stay Forever" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in January 1995 as the third single from his album Every Little Word. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1995. It was written by Ketchum and Benmont Tench.
Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" released by Juice Newton in 1982. He became a member of the group Pure Prairie League, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group. Burr later moved to Nashville to focus on his songwriting career, though he has continued performing and is currently a member of the Blue Sky Riders. He has written and co-written songs for many country artists, and a few songs for Pop and Rock artists.
Allen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades is the eighteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his third album of cowboy songs. The album is devoted to cowboy folklore and true tales of the West and focuses on real-life outlaws, from Jesse James to Billy The Kid to Belle Starr. Murphey performs these songs "with a scholar's eye and a fan's heart."
Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States following the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Past the Point of Rescue is an album released by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts between 1991 and 1992. In chronological order, these were "Small Town Saturday Night", "I Know Where Love Lives", "Past the Point of Rescue", and a cover of The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World"; respectively, these songs reached #2, #13, #2, and #16 on the country charts. "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chicks on their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl.
Father Time is a studio album from country music artist Hal Ketchum. The album was released on September 9, 2008 on Asylum-Curb Records. It is the follow-up to 2007's One More Midnight, which was only released in the United Kingdom. Father Time is composed of fourteen new songs that were recorded in Curb Studios. "Jersey Girl", a cover of the Tom Waits song, is the only track on the album that Ketchum did not write or co-write.
Sure Love is the title of the second studio album released by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in 1992 on Curb Records. The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. In order of release, these were the title track, "Hearts Are Gonna Roll", "Mama Knows the Highway", and "Someplace Far Away". Respectively, these reached #3, #2, #8, and #24 on the country charts.
Every Little Word is the fourth album released by country music artist Hal Ketchum in 1994. It peaked at #31, better than his previous album, on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Of the five singles released from the album, "Stay Forever" was the most successful, peaking at # 8 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The other singles, "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again", "That's What I Get for Losin' You", "Every Little Word", and "Veil of Tears" peaked at #20, #22, #49 and #56, respectively.
The Hits is the title of the first compilation album by country music artist Hal Ketchum in 1996. It briefly appeared on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, peaking at No. 43. Three songs were newly recorded for this collection, "Satisfied Mind", the Bob Ferguson cover "Wings of a Dove", and "Hang in There Superman". Also included is "I Miss My Mary", an album cut from Ketchum's debut album Past the Point of Rescue.
"Past the Point of Rescue" is a song written by Mick Hanly, and covered by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1992 as the third single and title track from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue. It was written by Mick Hanly and had originally been recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers. Ketchum's version of the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1992 and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Mama Knows the Highway" is a song written by Pete Wasner and Charles John Quarto, and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in June 1993 as the third single from his album Sure Love. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1993.
"Hearts Are Gonna Roll" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from his album Sure Love. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1993. It was written by Ketchum and Ronny Scaife.
"Sure Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in September 1992 as the first single and title track from his album Sure Love. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1993. It was written by Ketchum and Gary Burr.
"I Know Where Love Lives" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in October 1991 as the second single from his album Past the Point of Rescue. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 1992.
"Someplace Far Away " is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in September 1993 as the fourth and final single from his album Sure Love. The song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart but it peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
"(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in April 1994 as the first single from the album Every Little Word. The song reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Ketchum and Al Anderson.
"That's What I Get for Losin' You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in September 1994 as the second single from the album Every Little Word. The song reached #22 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Ketchum and Al Anderson.
I Saw the Light is a 1998 album by American country music singer Hal Ketchum. It was released on May 19, 1998 by Curb Records. The album charted one single, a cover of Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light".