Volunteer Zeke
2007-03-03 01:30:17 UTC
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TOM T. HALL ARRIVED IN NASHVILLE WITH HIS GUITAR AND $46.00 IN THE EARLY
1960s. =A0
HE WAS A LISTENER AND A WRITER.=A0
WITHIN A SHORT TIME, TOM T. HALL WAS WRITING LYRICS AND MUSIC FOR WELL
KNOWN RECORDING ARTISTS.=A0 *HARPER VALLEY PTA* WAS HIS FIRST BIG
ONE.=A0 GEORGE JONES SANG EVERY SONG THAT HE COULD GET FROM TOM T. HALL.
*THE SINGING STORYTELLER* AS HE WAS SOON LABELED, DECIDED TO SING SOME
OF HIS OWN MUSIC.=A0 *I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED*
SKYROCKETED TO TOP AND STAYED THERE FOR WEEKS. WITHIN A FOUR YEAR
PERIOD, TOM T. HALL WROTE FIFTY TOP HITS.=A0 *OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN, AND
WATERMELON WINE* WAS A CLASSIC.=A0 TRUCK DRIVERS, HOUSEWIVES, SCHOOL
CHILDREN, AND STORE CLERKS WERE SINGING AND HUMMING THIS SONG ACROSS THE
CONTINENTS.=A0
THIS WAS A SUCCESS STORY.
TOM T. HALL ARRIVED IN NASHVILLE WITH HIS GUITAR AND $46.00 IN THE EARLY
1960s. =A0
HE WAS A LISTENER AND A WRITER.=A0
WITHIN A SHORT TIME, TOM T. HALL WAS WRITING LYRICS AND MUSIC FOR WELL
KNOWN RECORDING ARTISTS.=A0 *HARPER VALLEY PTA* WAS HIS FIRST BIG
ONE.=A0 GEORGE JONES SANG EVERY SONG THAT HE COULD GET FROM TOM T. HALL.
*THE SINGING STORYTELLER* AS HE WAS SOON LABELED, DECIDED TO SING SOME
OF HIS OWN MUSIC.=A0 *I REMEMBER THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED*
SKYROCKETED TO TOP AND STAYED THERE FOR WEEKS. WITHIN A FOUR YEAR
PERIOD, TOM T. HALL WROTE FIFTY TOP HITS.=A0 *OLD DOGS AND CHILDREN, AND
WATERMELON WINE* WAS A CLASSIC.=A0 TRUCK DRIVERS, HOUSEWIVES, SCHOOL
CHILDREN, AND STORE CLERKS WERE SINGING AND HUMMING THIS SONG ACROSS THE
CONTINENTS.=A0
THIS WAS A SUCCESS STORY.