Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several labels, including his platinum certified debut Thinkin' Problem.

By the time Ball had left high school, he had a gig playing bass in Uncle Walt's Band, a trio headed by Walter Hyatt, who relocated to Austin, Texas, in the mid-1970s, in an attempt to make a mainstream breakthrough.

Ball subsequently focused on a solo career, moving to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a publishing contract.

Three singles for RCA Nashville in the late 1980s failed to provide a solo breakthrough, however, and a projected album was shelved and was not released until 1994.

Thinkin' Problem, his debut album, was released on Warner Bros. Its title track served as the lead-off single, reaching No.