Connie Hall
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| Connie Hall | ||
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 Connie Smith publicity photo
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Constance Hall | |
| Also known as | Connie Hall | |
| Born | June 24, 1929 | |
| Origin | Walden, Kentucky | |
| Genre(s) | Country | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 1957-1967 | |
| Label(s) | Mercury Records Decca Records Musicor Records |
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| Associated acts |
Margie Bowes, Jean Shepard | |
Connie Hall (b. June 24, 1929 in Walden, Kentucky) is an American Country Music Singer, who had brief success as a Country Music artist in the late 50s. She is also a songwriter.
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[edit] Early Life & Rise to Fame
Connie Hall had a brief stay as a Country Music artist in the late 1950s. This helped by her two hits "Fool Me Once" and "It's Not Wrong". Hall was born in Walden, Kentucky, but she was raise out in Cincinnati, Ohio. She started singing and performing in her teen years. She graduated high school in Cincinnati, with a full diploma. After finishing high school, Hall worked at the Jimmy Skinner Music Center in Ohio. She soon got a spot on a radio show, on a radio station called "WZIP" in Covington, Kentucky, the birthplace of popular 60s Country singer Skeeter Davis. It was In 1954, that Jimmie Skinner offered Hall to sing on radio show called at the "WNOP" radio station in Newport, Kentucky, and Hall soon accepted.
Soon Connie Hall was a regular performer on Skinner's radio show, and remained there for several more years. Soon however, Connie would soon become a popular Country singer.
[edit] The Brief Stay At the Top
In 1957, Connie Hall signed a recording contract with Mercury Records. Her recording debut came that same year. The debut single was a duet with Jimmie Skinner called "We've Got Things In Common". The song however, was not as successful as planned. She released her first single as a solo artist in 1958, with the song "I'm the Girl In the USA". Once again though, she didn't achieve any major success.
The following year, 1959, proved to be more successful than the previous two years. The single she released that year called "The Bottle or Me" peaked in the Country Top 40, and came close to making the Top 20. In 1960, Hall signed on with Decca Records, which would be the future home of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Her producer Harry Silverstein promised Connie would have a hit. With his help, she soon achieved a hit. He produced Hall's first two singles, which was set on a back-to-back single. The A-side of the single was the song "There's Poison In Your Heart". The A-side made it all the way to the Country Top 25 in 1960. Its B-side "It's Not Wrong" (which was an answer song to the 1958 Warner Mack hit "It's Not Wrong (For Loving You)"), became Hall's biggest hit. The song reached the Country Top 20, meaning Connie Hall finally achieved an official hit song.
For three more years, Hall remained under Decca Records, making a few more respectable hits, like "Sleep, Baby Sleep" and "Fool Me Once". Also during this time, she performed on the Grand Ole Opry, Louisiana Hayride, and Midwestern Hayride.
[edit] Later career
In 1964, Hall left Decca Records and switched to Musicor Records, where she remained until 1967. By this time, Hall's success had come and gone as a Country Music artist, and soon, Hall more or less quit the music business.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Hit Singles
| Year | Single | U.S. Country Singles | Album | |
| 1957 | "We've Got Things In Common" (with Jimmie Skinner) | - | Connie Hall | |
| 1958 | "I'm the Girl In the USA" | - | Connie Hall | |
| 1959 | "The Bottle or Me" | #20 | Connie Hall | |
| 1960 | "There's Poison In Your Hand" | #25 | Connie Hall | |
| 1960 | "It's Not Wrong" | #17 | Connie Hall |
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | |
| 1962 | Connie Hall | |
| 1965 | Country Songs | |
| 1967 | Country Style |
