Rebecca Ruth Hall (born February 22, 1965) is an American

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singer/songwriter.

Biography

Born in

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, Hall graduated from

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before moving to New York City in 1988, earning a

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, ''

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'', in English literature from the

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. She studied at the

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toward a

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in English literature, but later withdrew. She began writing and performing her own songs in the late 1990s, later forming a duo with her husband, Ken Anderson, who produced her albums ''Rebecca Hall Sings!'' and ''Sunday Afternoon''. The couple moved to southern

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in 2003. Hall was awarded runner-up in the 2005 Minnesota Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting Contest. Her song "O Lord" was covered by

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, on his 2005 album, ''Migration''. In 2007, Hall and Anderson changed their collective name to Hungrytown to coincide with the release of their first, eponymous, CD. As Hungrytown, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson tour nationally, performing at libraries, coffeehouses and other venues. While touring, they live in the Blue Meanie, a customized Sprinter

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that is fitted with

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on its roof.

Discography

* ''Rebecca Hall Sings!'' (2000) * ''Sunday Afternoon'' (2002) * ''Hungrytown'' (2008) * ''Any Forgotten Thing'' (2011) * ''Further West'' (2015)

External links

Hungrytown official website
* 1965 births Living people Boston Latin School alumni American folk singers {{US-music-bio-stub