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Dosey Doe Coffee House presents David Ball,

David Ball was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, growing up in a family where everyone played an instrument. Starting out on guitar, he eventually gravitated to bass fiddle. David joined childhood friends Walter Hyatt and Champ Hood in Uncle Walt’s band and subsequently relocated to another fertile landscape, Austin, Texas. “All kinds of great music were being made in Texas.” In the mid 1980’s, a publishing deal brought David to Nashville.

In 1993, David recorded his now multi platinum debut album and single Thinkin’ Problem for Warner Brothers, which to date has sold 3 million copies. Thinkin’ Problem garnered him a Grammy nomination as Male Vocalist of the Year. David wrote or co-wrote all but one song on the album and has received the BMI Millionaire Award (for over one million air plays) for “Thinkin’ Problem,” “When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me” and “Look What Followed Me Home.” He was soon touring with some of the biggest acts in Country Music: Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Dwight Yoakum, and Toby Keith.

David’s work caught the attention of Bob Dylan who invited him to join artists like Jerry Garcia, Bono, and Willie Nelson on The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute in 1997. Later that same year, David joined Bruce Springsteen as they performed at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception, celebrating Dylan’s impact on American music.

David Ball gets right to the Heart of what makes Country Music Great! Entertainment Weekly

David Ball is the Honky Tonk Stylist Supreme! USA Today