Tom T. Hall has died

[xsubsailor]

On of my favorites......RIP

Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed "Harper Valley P.T.A." and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85.

His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician's death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. 

Known as "The Storyteller" for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics, Hall composed hundreds of songs.Along with such contemporaries as Kris Kristofferson, John Hartford and Mickey Newbury, Hall helped usher in a literary era of country music in the early ’70s, with songs that were political, like "Watergate Blues" and "The Monkey That Became President," deeply personal like "The Year Clayton Delaney Died," and philosophical like "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-t-hall-country-singer-and-harper-valley-p-t-a-composer-dead-at-85

[Chucktshoes]

Well, damn. 

[RED333]

God bless

 

[BJB]

 

[i1afli]

Sad to hear this. Love his “Old Dogs and Children” song.  “The bartender was watching Ironsides on tv”…that line is lost on anyone younger than the age of about 50.   I believe it was based on a real experience that he had. Heard him on a radio interview a few years ago and he had a lot of interesting stories. 

[hipower]

6 minutes ago, i1afli said:

Sad to hear this. Love his “Old Dogs and Children” song.  “The bartender was watching Ironsides on tv”…that line is lost on anyone younger than the age of about 50.   I believe it was based on a real experience that he had. Heard him on a radio interview a few years ago and he had a lot of interesting stories. 

Loved that song! Another big loss for the music world. 

Tom T. was one of my Dad's favorites and I had to listen when we drove anywhere. Seems that Tom's works struck a chord in me, and I began to appreciate the man and his ability to touch my heart with his voice and his lyrics.

May you write many wonderful songs for that Heavenly Choir.

Edited August 21, 2021 by hipower

[A516]

Used to see Tom T. in Clays Sporting Goods in the Melrose area of Nashville way back.  Always a nice man.

[KahrMan]

Bill Clays Sporting Goods… I loved that place growing up. Got my first bow there in the early 80s. 

[Defender]

Loved Tom T.

[Quavodus]

My mother introduced me to Tom's music when I was a kid. Sad to hear this.

[Sleep profit]

Love Tom T  Balled of fourth dollars come to mind  great song  Sad to hear of passing 

[gregintenn]

God rest the soul of the working man’s poet.

No one could tell a story in song like Tom T. Hall.

Edited August 22, 2021 by gregintenn