Hal Bynum first made his name on the country/bluegrass scene as a songwriter, penning over 50 songs that were recorded during the 1950s and '60s before abandoning a series of odd jobs to move to Nashville and pursue a full-time career in 1968. Such compositions as "The Old, Old House" (George Jones, Bill Monroe), "Lucille" (Kenny Rogers), and "Chains" (Patty Loveless) propelled Bynum to membership in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He took his time debuting as a vocalist, however; employing a strongly narrative style, his debut album, It's My Time, was issued by the independent Vision label in 1995. Bynum next struck a deal with Warner Bros., which brough out his second full-length release, If I Could Do Anything, in 1998. Bynum's own Beauregard Records released his third LP, 2002's The Promise. It proved to be his final album; Hal Bynum died on June 2, 2022, having suffered a stroke after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years. He was 87 years old. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi