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Topic: RIP Tom T. Hall |
Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Adair Torres
From: Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Posted 20 Aug 2021 4:53 pm
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Country Music Legend Tom T. Hall will be truly missed..R.I.P.
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mtulbert
From: Plano, Texas 75023
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Posted 20 Aug 2021 5:24 pm
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Very sad news indeed. I engineered most of his demo sessions during the early 70's. Super nice and down to earth person. I also had the pleasure of doing some sessions at the studio at his home.
My fondest memory of Tom T was a friend of mine came to visit me in Nashville and after I picked him up at the airport I told him that were going to Tom T's house to do some recording. My buddy was very excited. When we got to his home he answered the door and after the introduction he led us into his den and sat down on the sofa and invited us to share a beer with him. It is a memory that I will always cherish.
Rest in Peace Tom.
My sympathies to Hillman ( his brother ) and the rest of his family. _________________ Mark T
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Terry Wood
From: Lebanon, MO
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Posted 20 Aug 2021 8:18 pm
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Another Great one gone! Loved a lot of his songs! |
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Daniel Dickie
From: Queensland, Australia
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Posted 20 Aug 2021 11:42 pm
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RIP Tom T.
I loved his stories and songs. My son was brought up on his Country Songs for Children Song....Gotta love the song Sneaky Snake on there....and pretty much all the others!
Was great to read Mark's story, that would have been wonderful spending time with him and having a beer! |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From: Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 2:23 am
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Sad. And eerie! Last night we naively performed "I flew Over our House Last Night," with a singer who always changes "Frankfort" to "Franklin." |
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Craig Stock
From: Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 3:26 am
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RIP Tom,
My favorite song he did, 'The Great East Broadway Onion Championship of 1978', about playing pool with an onion as a cue ball with Joe Ely at Stubbs BBQ in Lubbock Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQowIL5iCnU _________________ Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Delbert Phelps
From: Shelby, Ohio
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 3:43 am Tom T Hall
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RIP Tom ,truly enjoyed your music !! |
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Daniel Dickie
From: Queensland, Australia
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 3:45 am
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Ballad of 40 Dollars... |
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Frank Freniere
From: The First Coast
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Jim Saunders
From: Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 5:56 am Tom T.
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So sorry to hear of Tom's passing. Certainly an original and apparently a genuinely nice person. I loved the tune "I Remember The Day Clayton Delaney Died". And, "Water Melon Wine". |
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Floyd Lowery
From: Deland, Florida, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 6:21 am
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I'm sad to hear of this. I was honored to play in a band that fronted him at an Opry in Florida. He was a very nice and pleasant person with a great sense of humor. What a fantastic talent we have lost.
When I started playing full time, we had a local "Clayton Delany" and every time I played in a band with him the first song he would do was, "Ole dogs and children and watermelon wine". _________________ Carter 12 string 4petals 5knees, Mullen G2 3 petals 4 knees
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Tommy Shown
From: Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 8:41 am
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I got the chance to catch his show in Huntington, WV. in 1983 at the oldCamden Park. I was visiting my aunt and uncle in nearby Ironton,Ohio w. God needed a "STORY TELLER" so He called Tom T home. He will truly be missed 😢.
Tommy Shown |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 10:27 am
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One of the great storytellers in all of American music history... When he sang his songs, a picture was indelibly printed in your mind,,RIP Tom T.... _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 12:24 pm
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...as a matter of fact I like beer. |
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Paul King
From: Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 3:44 pm
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Another big loss in country music. The Storyteller had some big hit records. His writing and his voice were so unique. My favorite was Clayton Delaney but liked all of his songs. RIP Tom T Hall, you will definitely be missed. |
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G Strout
From: Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 4:01 pm
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Loved all of his songs but especially, "That's How I Got To Memphis." _________________ Melbert 8, Remington S8, Silk 6 string, Rick B6, Tremblay 6 lap steel, Marlen S-10 4&4, Prestige Guild M75 and Artist Award, Benedetto Bravo, Epiphone Century Electar (the real one) and a bunch of old lap steels.... mostly Ricks and Magnatones' |
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Ralph Willsey
From: Ottawa Valley, Canada
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Posted 21 Aug 2021 7:31 pm
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Or "Homecoming," a 500-page novel in three minutes and 19 seconds. |
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George Duncan Sypert
From: Colo Spgs, Co, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2021 9:09 am
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I had the great fortune of having breakfast one morning at the local Holiday Inn in Colorado Springs with Tom T.Hall and my great friend Gus Barba. A very pleasant experience.
Super nice and friendly fellow. May he rest in peace. |
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Walter Stettner
From: Vienna, Austria
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Posted 22 Aug 2021 10:16 am
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That hits hard. One of my all time favorite songwriters and storytellers. His songs will continue to stay.
One of his album titles says it all: I witness life...
RIP Tom
Walter Stettner
Vienna, Austria _________________ www.lloydgreentribute.com |
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Donna Dodd
From: Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2021 1:08 pm
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I agree, Walter! I read his zany novel, What A Book, many years ago, and couldn’t stop laughing! Problem was that I was on an airplane in some rough weather, and nobody else was laughing!
RIP Mr. Hall. _________________ Donna Dodd
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Rick Campbell
From: Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2021 9:27 pm
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I never met Tom T. and don't recall ever seeing him in person, but I feel like I've known him personally for many years. RIP
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Rick Campbell
From: Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2021 9:34 pm
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Dan Beller-McKenna wrote: |
Sad. And eerie! Last night we naively performed "I flew Over our House Last Night," with a singer who always changes "Frankfort" to "Franklin." |
How do you pronounce the capitol of Kentucky, is it Looeee-ville, or Louis-ville? No, it's Frankfort.
Good to know that someone is doing those songs on a regular basis.
RIP Tom T. Hall
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Joe Breeden
From: Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2021 10:41 pm
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A great one gone, but I can remember all of his great songs. |
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