High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! David Ball (born July 9, 1953 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American country music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several different labels, including his platinum certified debut Thinkin` Problem. Fourteen of Ball`s singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking chart entries are 1994`s "Thinkin` Problem" and 2001`s "Riding With Private Malone", both of which peaked at #2.