Rich OToole

Rich O'Toole

Birth Name:	Rich O'Toole
Born:	August 6, 1983
Origin:	Houston, TX
Years active:	2006-present
Labels:	Average Joes Entertainment Nashville, TN

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Halfway to Hazard was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters David Tolliver and Chad Warrix. Though Tolliver and Warrix grew up in different towns in southeastern Kentucky, their band's origins are in Hazard, Kentucky, which was halfway between their hometowns.

Their debut single, "Daisy", was a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2007. The song was also featured as iTunes' single of the week on August 6, 2007. In addition, they toured as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's opening act on their Soul2Soul 2007 Tour. McGraw helped to produce the album.[1]

On October 14, 2007, the duo performed the national anthem prior to the Green Bay Packers' home game against the Washington Redskins.[2] Later that season they performed again at Lambeau Field for the Packers NFC Championship game against the New York Giants.[1]

In May 2008, they were nominated by the Academy of Country music for their "Duo of the Year," award. Halfway to Hazard toured again on the Live Your Voice tour with Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.

A single from their second album, "I Know Where Heaven Is," was released on July 20, 2009. The album, Come on Time, was released on October 19, 2009. Neither charted.

On January 20, 2010, Tolliver announced he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the duo via their website. All future tour dates were indefinitely postponed. The future of the act is unknown.

Rich O'Toole is a singer/songwriter from Houston, Texas. In early 2007, O'Toole released his debut album, Seventeen, which was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Mack Damon. Three songs from the album, "Queen of the Misfits," "When Kelly Comes to Town," and "Alone," reached the Texas Music top ten. Americana Music Times, then called Texas Music Times, named Seventeen the "Best Album of 2006 That No One Told You About.".

O'Toole released his sophomore album, In a Minute or 2 on October 21, 2008. Damon again produced this record, which includes 10 songs penned by O'Toole along with a cover of The Postal Service 2003 song "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight." O'Toole and his band recorded the final track, "Marijuana & Jalapenos" live at the Mountain Breeze Campgrounds in New Braunfels, Texas in July, 2008. A studio version of the song is expected in 2011.

On March 28, 2011, O'Toole's new single "The Cricket Song" broke into the Top 10 of the Texas Music Chart. Also in 2011, O'Toole signed with Lex Music Group in Nashville, TN. O'Toole's new album will be released in Summer 2011