“Tom T. Hall came to Nashville in 1964 with $46 and a guitar. Within months of his arrival, Hall’s songs were on the charts. His material has been recorded by the likes of Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Faron Young, George Jones, Waylon Jennings and dozens of others. Perhaps the most celebrated of these was “Harper Valley PTA” recorded by Jeannie C. Riley which sold over six million records, won a Grammy and a CMA award, crossed over to the pop charts, and inspired a movie and TV series.
In 1967 Hall was signed to Mercury Nashville. Since then he’s had over 50 hit singles including 20+ Top Ten’s. His simple and poignant style of writing and performing have earned him the title of “the poet laureate of country music.” His songs are stories about the real life of everyday people: a daydreaming waitress, a down-and-out musician, a starry-eyed lover, a janitor, a war veteran, an innocent country kid, a hobo, and many others.
His latest project, Homegrown, is true to his legendary talent, with eleven new songs that tell the tales as only Tom T. can tell them, with charming, powerful emotion.”
I Like Beer by Tom T. Hall
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20 Comments Received
November 28th, 2009 @8:12 pm
A Week in a County Jail
Bill Monroe for Breakfast
Thanks for the history!
December 2nd, 2009 @2:50 am
Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine
December 5th, 2009 @7:41 am
I love The Year that Clayton Delaney Died and the follow up song to it(not sure of the name of that one) Good one!
December 8th, 2009 @11:17 am
Old Dogs and Children and watermelon wine.
December 11th, 2009 @8:15 am
I think it is called “I Love” where he says all the things he loves like Little Baby Ducks, Red Pickup Trucks etc.
December 12th, 2009 @12:18 pm
mine is Sneaky Snake
December 16th, 2009 @12:21 am
i like beer is dh’s favorite lol
old dogs children and watermelon wine
December 16th, 2009 @8:31 am
I like beer is a good song and its my favorite by Tom T Hall
December 16th, 2009 @7:18 pm
I LIKE BEER & RAVISHING RUBY
December 17th, 2009 @4:10 am
He is very talented. I enjoy lots of his songs. “I Love” and “Ravishing Ruby” are classics. But one I always really enjoyed was “The Ballad of Forty Dollars”.
December 18th, 2009 @8:14 pm
Two of them are The Homecoming and The Great East Broadway Onion Championship of 1978 (which I know for a fact is a true story). Joe Ely’s girlfriend stole the cue ball during a pool game in the back room, thinking they couldn’t finish and would go ahead and start the show. Since it was a BBQ joint, they found an onion and used it instead and naturally Tom T. had to write a song about it.
December 22nd, 2009 @12:29 am
Old Dogs and children and Watermelon wine
December 22nd, 2009 @1:11 pm
That’s How I Got To Memphis
Fox On The Run
December 25th, 2009 @11:51 am
…..Salute To A Switchblade Knife….
…..(Marge’s At) The Lincoln Park Inn….(Tom T write it and Bobby Bare Recorded it)
December 26th, 2009 @2:06 pm
I like beer oh, I Like Beer
December 27th, 2009 @6:06 pm
Tom is an awesome guy in real life. That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
December 30th, 2009 @8:03 am
I have always liked “Ballad of 40 dollars” but my fav has to be “Homecoming”
December 31st, 2009 @4:20 am
I’m not a fan of his music,but nothing against him i know he is a great singer/song writer.I remember my mother told someone in a conversation when i was little,she used to play the song “I Love” to me right before i went to sleep.
January 3rd, 2010 @5:01 am
“Me and Jesus”. Love that song!
January 4th, 2010 @3:37 am
I have loads of Tom Ts music on my i pod including
I Love
The Old Side Of Town
A Picture Of Your Mother
It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
Homecoming
I Took A Memory To Lunch
It’s all good music
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