Roger Ballard (born in

Kentwood, Louisiana Kentwood is a rural town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the Mississippi state line. The population was 2,198 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kentwood is best known as the homet ...

) is an American

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singer-songwriter. His first single was "A Cheap Imitation of You" on the Swamp Pop label in 1990. Ballard was signed to

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, who released his debut album, ''A Little Piece of Heaven'', on September 21, 1993. His single "Two Steps in the Right Direction" peaked at number 68 on the ''

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chart.

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of ''Billboard'' called the song "a western swing therapy session." Ballard is now the emcee of Dolly Parton's Stampede in Pigeon Forge, TN, hosting hundreds of shows a year.

''A Little Piece of Heaven'' (1993)

Track listing

Singles

Music videos

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