| Halfway to Hazard
is made up of Chad Warrix and David Tolliver, who were raised about 50
miles apart in an area near Hazard, Ky. Tolliver attended college in Kentucky,
but Warrix moved to Nashville to study the music business at Belmont University.
However, when Tolliver decided to pursue a music career, he moved to Nashville
and eventually connected with Warrix. The phrase that became the name of
the band is the opening lyric of "Cold," the first song they wrote together.
After their own
bands dissolved, they started performing together in Nashville clubs and
attracted label attention, eventually signing with Mercury Nashville. Tim
McGraw and Byron Gallimore co-produced their first album, which will be
released in August 2007. |
