Hal Ketchum Autographs
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 the number two position: "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.
Hal Michael Ketchum was born on April 9, 1953, 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 outside New Braunfels, a town about 60 miles south of Austin. This influenced him to try his hand at singing and songwriting, and by 1985 he was playing at small Texas clubs. Ketchum was a finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Singer-Songwriter Contest in 1985 and was named one of six winners in 1986. In 1986, Ketchum recorded his debut album, Threadbare Alibis, released two years later on the Watermelon Records label. 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 Crystal Gayle, 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.
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Current items with a signature of Hal Ketchum
These are the most current items with a signature of Hal Ketchum that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Hal Ketchum Autographed 8 X 10 | $65.00 |  |
 | Hal Ketchum 1998 I Saw the Light concert tour signature Guitar Pick | $33.70 | |
Traded items with a signature of Hal Ketchum
The most expensive item with a signature of Hal Ketchum (Amazing HAL KETCHUM Scrapbook 336 Pages MAGAZINE ARTICLES Clippings AUTOGRAPHED!) was sold in February 2021 for $349.99 while the cheapest item (Autographed Hal Ketchum Photograph from the 1980's!!!!!!!!!!!) found a new owner for $1.58 in January 2012. The month with the most items sold (8) was November 2020 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Hal Ketchum. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $115.12 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.58 was January 2012. In average, an autographed item from Hal Ketchum is worth $25.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hal Ketchum were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AUTHENTIC HAL KETCHUM AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 + AFTER PARTY CONCERT PASSES PROVENANCE | $51.95 |  |
 | Gibson Hal Ketchum Signature Guitar Pick Black Gold Country Music Memorabilia | $15.98 | |
 | Hal Ketchum 1998 I Saw the Light concert tour signature Guitar Pick | $32.90 | |
 | Hal Ketchum 1998 I Saw the Light concert tour signature Guitar Pick | $32.90 | |
| Hal Ketchum REAL hand DRAWN & SIGNED Framed Matted Sketch COA Autographed ART | $89.99 | |
 | Hal Ketchum Signed / Autographed Framed Lucky Man CD | $37.95 | |
| HAL KETCHUM Signed 11x16 Concert POSTER From 2009..Country LEGEND (d.2020) | $46.74 | |
| HAL KETCHUM Signed 11x17 Concert POSTER From 2007..Country LEGEND (d.2020) | $36.74 | |
| HAL KETCHUM Signed 11x17 Concert POSTER From 2009..Country LEGEND (d.2020) | $56.74 | |
| Hal Ketchum Signed Autograph w/ Fan Taken 3.5 x 3.5 OOAK Photo Vintage | $34.99 | |
| Hal Ketchum Signed Autograph w/ Fan Taken 3.5 x 3.5 OOAK Photo Vintage | $39.99 | |
| HAL KETCHUM signed personal Airlines Boarding Pass - autograph PSA/DNA cert! | $78.49 | |
| Hal Ketchum signed poster 11x17 with COA Country Music Star | $119.99 | |
| Hal Ketchum The Hits CD 1996 Signed | $55.92 | |
| HAL KETCHUM: Hand-Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo & Post Card (ESTATE SALE) | $40.00 | |
