Ben Hall

West Texas country singer, songwriter, recording engineer and disc jockey in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Alvord, Texas on June 13, 1924. Died July 6, 2010. Father of Monty Mendenhall. In 1945 he began performing on radio station KSTB in Breckenridge, Texas. With just his guitar, at first, but later organized his first band, the Mesa Valley Boys, which played every Saturday at the station.