David Ball

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Biography

There are several artists named David Ball: David Ball (1) is a country and western artist. David Ball (2) is mostly called Dave Ball and is a member of 80s and recently come back electronic duo Soft Cell and of 90s electronic dance act The Grid.

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Year Formed 1953
Number of Albums 15
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Genres

Country

Trivia

How many of David Ball's singles have entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts?

Fourteen

... Fourteen of Ball's singles have entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; his highestpeaking chart entries to date are 1994's Thinkin' Prob...
What was David's father's profession?

Baptist preacher

... Ball was born into a large musical family headed by his father, a Baptist preacher , and his mother, Bessie Ball, a pianist. Later, he moved with his ...
Where did David move with his family?

Spartanburg, South Carolina

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In what state did David live?

South Carolina

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What instrument did he learn to play after his parents bought him one?

guitar

...hstyle brickwood house at 104 Emory Road. He eventually learned to play guitar after persuading his parents to buy him one. Having written his first s...
What was Ball's band called?

the Strangers

...ade, he played it in a school talent show with a band he had formed, the Strangers . Afterwards, he played upright bass in various local youth groups a...
Where was David James Ball born?

Chester

...Born in Chester in 1959 and raised in Blackpool, David James Ball always lived and breathed music. As well as his Glam heroes Bolan and Bowie, the you...
Where was Ball raised?

Blackpool

...Born in Chester in 1959 and raised in Blackpool , David James Ball always lived and breathed music. As well as his Glam heroes Bolan and Bowie, the you...
Who was Ball's Glam heroes?

Bolan and Bowie

...es Ball always lived and breathed music. As well as his Glam heroes Bolan and Bowie , the young Ball fell in love with the film scores of John Barry, a...
What radio station would his mum listen to?

Radio 3

...the young Ball fell in love with the film scores of John Barry, and the Radio 3 classical sounds his mum would listen to on the giant wireless in the ...
What was Dave's job title?

ice cream seller

...y hell, I want one of those A couple of years later, working as an ice cream seller on Blackpool beach, a colleague played him Kraftwerks Autobahn, an...
What song did Dave first hear and love on one such night?

Tainted Love

...It would have been at one such night that he first heard, and loved, Tainted Love by Gloria Jones. Quietly, pieces of Daves future were falling into p...
What year did Dave meet a second year Art student?

1977

...loria Jones. Quietly, pieces of Daves future were falling into place. In 1977 , a chance meeting on his first day at Leeds Polytechnic between the long...
What was the name of the student who met Dave on his first day at Leeds Polytechnic?

Marc Almond

...condyear Art student in gold lame jeans, and leopard print top called Marc Almond changed both mens lives forever. One of pops classic Odd Couples had...
How many studio albums has Ball been active since 1988?

seven

...Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several labels, including his platinum certified debut Thinkin' Problem. Fourteen...
Who was David Ball's father?

William Billy Ball

...d Ball was born into a large musical family headed by his father, William Billy Ball , a Baptist minister, and his mother, Bessie Ball, a pianist. Late...
What was his mother's profession?

pianist

... William Billy Ball, a Baptist minister, and his mother, Bessie Ball, a pianist . Later, he moved with his family to Spartanburg, South Carolina where ...
What was the name of the church where he moved with his father?

Fernwood Baptist church

...y to Spartanburg, South Carolina where his father was pastor of Fernwood Baptist church . He eventually learned to play guitar after persuading his par...
What band was he a part of?

Uncle Walt's Band

...y the time Ball had left high school, he had a gig playing bass in Uncle Walt's Band , a trio headed by Walter Hyatt, who relocated to Austin, Texas, i...
What was Uncle Walt's Band headed by?

Walter Hyatt

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Where did Walter Hyatt relocate to in the mid-1970s?

Austin, Texas

...in Uncle Walt's Band, a trio headed by Walter Hyatt, who relocated to Austin, Texas , in the mid1970s, in an attempt to make a mainstream breakthrough....
David Ball is a country artist who respects the traditions of what?

classic honky tonk sounds

...all is a country artist whose music respects the traditions of classic honky tonk sounds while also leaving room for folk and blues accents. In many r...
David Ball has more in common with who in his mix of oldschool sounds with a newfangled energy?

Dwight Yoakam

...blues accents. In many respects, however, he had more in common with Dwight Yoakam in his mix of oldschool sounds with a newfangled energy and sense o...
What was Ball's best and most popular album?

Thinkin' Problem

...ounds with a newfangled energy and sense of sonic adventure. While Thinkin' Problem was Ball's best and most popular album, after he left the major la...
What was Ball's father's profession?

Baptist minister

...ases such as 2001's Amigo and 2004's Freewheeler. His father was a Baptist minister and his mother played the piano. When he was little, Ball picked u...
What instrument did Ball learn to play when he was little?

ukulele

...r and his mother played the piano. When he was little, Ball picked up a ukulele and learned to play, and he graduated to the guitar when he was 12. Wh...
When did Ball graduate to the guitar?

12

...a ukulele and learned to play, and he graduated to the guitar when he was 12 . When Ball was in junior high, he began writing songs and played bass in ...
How many other local music fans did Ball have?

two

...s, occasionally performing at school talent shows. Ball made friends with two other local music fans, Walter Hyatt and Champ Hood, and they started pl...
Where did Ball relocate to after winning audiences in South Carolina?

Nashville

... and after winning over audiences in South Carolina, they relocated to Nashville , hoping to break into the big time. The group made a home in Austin, ...
What is David Ball's age?

68

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When was David Ball born?

9 July 1953

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When will we update David Ball's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size?

soon as possible

...eight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible . We don't have much information about He's past relationship and a...
What year has David Ball's net worth been growing significantly?

20202021

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