FULL NAME:  Richard Allan Hall

FIRST SONG (AND AGE WRITTEN):  started writing melodies at age 7 (never been a lyricist)

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:  University of
Tennessee Volunteers (football, of course!)

READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE: Matthew 11: 28-30

FAMILY FACTS:  have 1 younger brother-Kevin; mom-Joyce Hall; dad- Jerry Hall

SONG YOU WISH YOU WROTE:  "Crazy" by Willie Nelson and performed by Patsy Cline

HOBBIES:  reading, watching classic movies, bowling, visiting with friends, listening to all kinds of music, and singing with my friends

IF YOU WEREN'T AN ARTIST, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:  I have no idea!!

WHAT IS GOD TEACHING YOU NOW?:  Personal responsibility in a number of areas in my life, especially finances and health.

IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE, WHO WOULD IT BE?:  Billy Graham

FAVORITE BOARD GAME:  Clue

FAVORITE SODA:  Diet Coke

WHAT WAS THE FIRST INSTRUMENT YOU LEARNED TO PLAY?:  piano

FAVORITE PLACE:  Colorado

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN TEN YEARS?: Still making music that people want to hear

FAVORITE COMFORT/PIG OUT FOOD: Cheeseburgers and french fries

FAVORITE CARTOON:  Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner,etc.)

MUST SEE TV:  Friends, ER, Frazier, Seinfeld reruns, Judge Judy

MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION:  my friends

FAVORITE MOVIE:  The Lion in Winter - 1968, with Katherine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins and Peter O'Toole

DREAM WHEELS:  I'm really not into cars that much. Just a good, reliable car that can get me where I'm going.

IF YOU COULD BE ANY KIND OF TREE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:  Oak

IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION, WHAT IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER?:  "Hymnsinger" by Cynthia Clawson

WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?:  Dolly Parton, Nickel Creek, Frank Sinatra, Cynthia Clawson

WHAT EVENT FROM 1999 STILL INFLUENCES YOU TODAY?:  Winning our Dove award for "Inspirational Album of the Year."

FIRST QUESTION YOU WILL ASK GOD WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN?:  "How are you doing, man?"

WHAT QUESTION DO YOU THINK HE WILL ASK YOU?:  "How was your trip up?"

WHAT IS THE WORST SONG YOU HAVE EVER WRITTEN?:  One with Ginny Owens and Todd Smith at our college-I don't even remember the title, but it was AWFUL!!! It will come back to haunt us one day, I'm sure!!

CHICKEN OR STEAK: Steak!