Ronnie Bowman

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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.

Ronnie Bowman grew up playing and singing around North Carolina and Virginia in a family gospel band and spent his young adult years making his way up the ladder at an international food conglomerate before joining Lost & Found on the eve of the 1990s. In 1989, he made his recording debut as the acclaimed group's singer-guitarist on their New Day. Luckily, he joined the Lonesome River Band just in time to participate in the making of Carrying the Tradition. The album was released in 1991 and propelled the quartet to instant fame by winning the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) album of the year attesting that the Bowman-Tyminski vocal pairing would be among the decade's most influential.

Bowman released a series of albums with the Lonesome River Band; Old Country Town (1994), One Step Forward (1996), Finding the Way (1998) and Talkin' to Myself (2000). These albums stand among the most powerful of the decade, blending a dash of contemporary flair and rock 'n' roll energy with a firm base in tradition. This combination brought Bowman and the other members of the band to new audiences. Thanks to his talent, he was also able to contribute to country singer Lee Ann Womack's multi-platinum I Hope You Dance.

Bowman's first solo effort brought further attention, earning Cold Virginia Night album of the year, song of the year for its title track, and his first IBMA male vocalist of the year honor. (He has since won a total of three.) His second solo album, The Man I'm Tryin' to Be (1998), featured the moving "Three Rusty Nails," co-written by Bowman; it won both song of the year and gospel recorded performance of the year. He released his third solo album, Starting Over, in 2002.

In 2005, Bowman secured a No. 1 hit as a songwriter (with producer Don Cook) for Brooks & Dunn's "It's Getting Better All the Time." Bowman issued the album It's Gettin' Better All the Time later that year on Koch.