{"id":328430,"date":"2021-08-21T07:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T04:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tom-t-hall-country-musics-storyteller-dies-at-85\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T07:17:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T04:17:18","slug":"tom-t-hall-country-musics-storyteller-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-t-hall-country-musics-storyteller-dies-at-85\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tom T. Hall, Country Music\u2019s \u201cStoryteller,\u201d Dies at 85"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e042364ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e042364ec\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-t-hall-country-musics-storyteller-dies-at-85\/#Content\" >Content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tom T. Hall, Country Music\u2019s \u201cStoryteller,\u201d Dies at 85<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">Tom T. Hall, the singer, songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Famer, died Friday (August 20) at home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 85.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A prolific songwriter known for his narrative prowess, Hall was once dubbed \u201cThe Storyteller\u201d by his contemporary Tex Ritter. He was responsible for hit songs such as \u201cThat\u2019s How I Got to Memphis,\u201d \u201cI Love,\u201d and Jeannie C. Riley\u2019s 1968 pop country crossover \u201cHarper Valley P.T.A.,\u201d which was later adapted for film and television.<\/p>\n<p>Born May 25, 1936, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, Hall played in a band and worked as a DJ before joining the Army in 1957. He was working on the radio when a publisher heard his song \u201cD.J. for a Day\u201d and brought it to Jimmy C. Newman, who helped Hall score his first top 10 hit. He would go on write several number one songs, including \u201cHello Vietnam,\u201d \u201c(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine,\u201d \u201cI Love,\u201d \u201cCountry Is,\u201d and \u201cFaster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-ineSfH kZHRTY\"><\/div>\n<p>Hall signed with Mercury Records in 1967 and joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1971. He was nominated for six Grammys, winning for Best Album Notes in 1972 for <em>Tom T. Hall&#8217;s Greatest Hits<\/em>. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1978, the Kentucky Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--in-content\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--in-content\" data-node-id=\"ciojoo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His penchant for narrative was not limited to songs. 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Hall, Country Music\u2019s \u201cStoryteller,\u201d Dies at 85&#8221; Tom T. Hall, the singer, songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Famer, died Friday (August 20) at home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 85.\u00a0 A prolific songwriter known for his narrative prowess, Hall was once dubbed \u201cThe Storyteller\u201d by his contemporary Tex Ritter. 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