[2][3] He was raised in the community of Tokio in McLennan County, Texas,[3] and took to guitar playing and singing when approximately twelve years old.
"[4] As a teenager, Hand joined a small band and began performing in honky-tonks and roadhouses across Central Texas.
The Austin Film Society's website noted that Hand and co-protagonist Blake DeLong, playing his son, had a chemistry that was "hilariously realistic".
[12] On June 8, 2020, Hand died from complications of heart failure at the Providence Healthcare Center in Waco, Texas.
[14] It was met with critical acclaim from Rolling Stone,[15] The Boot,[16] Austin American-Statesman,[17] Forbes,[18] and American Songwriter[19] among others.