Tom T. Hall has died ...

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Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’

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. Hall, known as 'The Storyteller' for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics, 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 1970s, 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.'

[Aerovette]

Ain't but three things in this world, that's worth a solitary dime. That's old dogs and children, and watermelon wine.

[Grey Ghost]

Liked all his tunes

[Anjdog2003]

Please don't say they come in three's.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Please don't say they come in three's.

Too late. Don Everly and Charlie Watts.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Too late. Don Everly and Charlie Watts.

This last week.


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[Dan47]

Love “Harper Valley PTA”

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