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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRIP Tom T. Hall, at 85
https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/08/20/tom-t-hall-dies-85-franklin-tennessee-storyteller-country-music/8219502002/"Tom T. Hall, a Country Music Hall of Fame artist who wrote unassuming songs with distinct depth, died Friday at age 85.
Hall died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his son, Dean Hall.
A consummate country songwriter who captured life's intimate details with lighthearted songs such as "I Like Beer," penned the classic "That's How I Got To Memphis" and showcased era-defining sharpness with "Harper Valley PTA," Hall entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008, alongside Emmylou Harris, The Statler Brothers and Ernest Stoneman.
He joined Kris Kristofferson and Billy Joe Shaver in bringing a class of storytelling to country music unlike those before them. Hall timelessly and empathetically chronicled human spirit from barstool stories to cemetery caretakers with tales that would influence generations of wordsmiths to follow.
His songbook of country hits includes " (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine," "A Week in a Country Jail," "I Love" ... and the list goes on. "...(more)
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RIP Tom T. Hall, at 85 (Original Post)
Tanuki
Aug 2021
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Demovictory9
(32,487 posts)1. harper valley Pta - live version
DFW
(54,462 posts)2. One of my Tom T. Hall favorites, covered by Leo Kottke
kentuck
(111,110 posts)4. I didn't know that Tom T wrote that song.
I always thought that was a Leo Kottke original?
Tom T Hall was one of my faves!
DFW
(54,462 posts)6. Leo doesn't often do covers, but when he does...
He does it so well, it's hard to accept that the song was written by someone else. Sort of like Linda Ronstadt used to do.
Lars39
(26,117 posts)3. Lot of nice pics at link...
He helped with Jimmy Carters run for President.
lpbk2713
(42,770 posts)5. The Storyteller
He had an undisputed right to that name.
Thanks for all the good music.