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“Tom T. Hall – Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine” – By Des Kelly The Story-teller was his nickname, born in 1936 and passed on in 2021, Country Singer Tom T. Hall was also a song-writer who wrote many of the songs he performed throughout his career. He was sometimes considered ‘a hard-task master’ who expected nothing less than perfection from any musician that was called upon, to back him,and,rather than being upset about this, all these Musos appreciated the fact that here was a ‘master’ passing on his ability to them. Please listen to, and enjoy the Story-Teller, Mr. Tom T. Hall. & may he now rest in peace. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief)  e’Lanka. ...

Jan 9, 2023 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , ,
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“ALPHABETICALLY YOURS” SERIES 15 (O) – By Des Kelly </ifram And so, we come to “The Storyteller” as he was called. Tom.T.Hall, born in May, 1936 in Kentucky, another multi-talented performer. He sang, of course, (in story-telling vein), played guitar, banjo, mandolin & even a saxophone, at times, started to be “noticed” by the Nashville hierarchy in 1963, and he wrote his first “hit” for Jeannie C.Reilly (the girl more likely), the called her, titled “Harper Valley P.T.A.” This song became a No1 hit for Jeannie & from then on, Tom also began to score his own hits, 10 of which, went to No.1, catapulting the story-teller into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He had 26 more songs climbing into the top-ten, got married to Iris Dixie Dean (who he fondly nicknamed Miss Dixie), and had one son, named Dean. Tom.T.Hall “returns” in this particular Series of mine, later on, ...

Dec 4, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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