Watergate Blues: Tom T. Hall
Apr 25, 12:01pm
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Artist: Tom T. Hall
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Photo courtesy of farmaid.orgDavid Allan Coe famously said that the perfect country and western song requires the following five components: Mama, trains, trucks, prison, and gettin' drunk. With all
Tom T. Hall : I Can't Dance [ purchase ] And now a word from the loyal opposition. Not that I’m opposed to dancing. Not at all. It's just that, like Tom T. Hall sings here, “I Can’t Dance.” His song speaks the painful truth for those of us who love music, but who can’t bring our arms, hips or feet to move in time with it. If you listen to Tom T.’s music, his confession that he can't boogaloo with the best of them [...]
This compilation is not accompanied by an instalment in the country history, because the next chapter goes with the next mix. And, in some ways, it makes sense that this mix has no history (of course, the timeframe is covered by past articles in the series) because the late 1970s was a time of hiatus. Many of the stalwarts of just a few years earlier ceased having strings of hits, and those artists who had grown out of the Outlaw movement now had their day. In this mix, the likes of Guy Clark, John Anderson, Larry Jon Wilson [...]
The traditional country stars — Conway Twitty, George Jones, Tammy Wynette Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride — were still selling many records in the 1970s, and periodically crossed over to the pop charts. Singers like Donna Fargo evoked the good old days with happy songs like The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA. These were still the Opry years — in fact, in 1972 the Grand Ole Opry opened a theme park called Opryland, and wo years later moved out of its long-time home, the Ryman Theatre, to Opryland. But the Nashville scene no longer monopolised country, [...]
"I was drunk, the day my mama, got outta prison." You know the rest. But what you may not know is that this weekend, 48 years ago, country singer David Allan Coe began serving a four-year pri
It was the age of the country songwriter, with people such as Harlan Howard (Heartaches By The Number), Hank Cochran (I Fall To Pieces), Roger Miller (Billy Bayou), Willie Nelson (Crazy), Mel Tillis (Detroit City), Tom T Hall (Harper Valley PTA) and the Bryants (Love Hurts) creating many classics. Some of them would become stars in their own right. None maybe more so than Kris Kristofferson, a man whose early biography reads like a far-fetched penny novel. Many of the songs he is known for were first recorded by others, sometimes several times. With the arguable exception of Me And [...]
Jeannie C. Riley I once read an article that called singer Jeannie C. Riley a "corn-pone Nancy Sinatra." Funny, but that's not far off the mark. Riley, a Texas gal, hit it big in 1968 with the anthem-of-sorts "Harper Valley P.T.A." That made her the first woman to top the Billboard Top 100 charts and the country charts at the same time. She followed up that smash with a number of other successful tunes, like "The Girl Most Likely" and "The Back Side of Dallas." Often seen on TV wearing a miniskirt, [...]
Hall's simple songs about birds singing, sneaky snakes, sly foxes, one-legged chickens, baby goats, and such provided comfort and solace for those bothered by all the troubles and changes going on. A return to childhood and the wonders of farm life served as a welcome tonic to troubled times. Back in 1974, country star Tom T. Hall put out a children's album, Songs of Fox Hollow. The record became a surprise bestseller with two number one singles, "I Love" and "I Care". As those titles suggest, the tracks were sappy and overly sentimental. That's alright for kids, but what [...]
This morning I'm continuing the theme of that long gone classic country with "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine", also found on Tom T. Hall's The Definitive Collection . http://www.tomthall.net/
Tom T. Hall's "Faster Horses" can be found on The Definitive Collection . Where can you be found? http://www.tomthall.net/
On Monday, I wrote about the new album that pays tribute to Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow record. Here's a behind the scenes video from the recording of the project. Notice how much fun everyone involved with it seems to be having. Today is also the birthday of Australian artist Kasey Chambers. She's been known to sing a few kids songs in her day as well. Here she is with her dad, Bill Chambers. And one more of Kasey with [...]
When my wife and I found out we were going to be parents for the first time, one of the many things we started to worry about was how to raise our child to be a music fan. That is to say, how would we get her to like Rosanne Cash and Buddy Miller rather than Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus... or whoever their counterparts are 10-15 years from now? My wife made a lullaby mix to take to the hospital, and we found out early on how soothing artists like Patty Griffin and The Weepies can be [...]
Our week-long coverage of this Spring's fine crop of tribute albums and cover compilations comes to a close today with a trio of albums that fall square on the line between country and folk music. Enjoy! Sleep With One Eye Open , the collaboration with ex-Nickel Creek founder Chris Thile which Brooklyn-based bluegrass musician Michael Daves alluded to back in February during his appearance at the Joe Val Fest, hits the ground running May 10, and I haven't been this excited for a bluegrass album in a [...]
Mix the songwriting genius of Tom T. Hall with the melancholy mariachi-style desert trumpets of Calexico and you know you´ve got yourself a winner. "If you meet a girl named Juanita, with some ribbons in her hair, would you tell her that she's wanted on the phone..." Calexico - Tulsa Telephone Book MP3
Admittedly this is more a sampler of this album than a full review. I didn't notice until I pulled it out of the sleeve that someone had bit a chunk out of the disc, rendering cuts one, six and seven performus non gratis . The rest of the album, another buck-fifty thrift shop gem, is a crackly, crinkly dip in a pool full of acoustic jazz, folk and blues. My version of Ice Water opens with Pamela Brown , a sardonic take on [...]
Artist: Tom T. Hall Title: Watergate Blues Link Text: 1-10-watergate-blues.mp3 File Name: 1-10-watergate-blues.mp3 Bitrate: 195 kbps Genre: Country Year: 1995
Top ten country songs about farming -- ahead of Farm Aid this weekend
Sep 20, 2012, 10:47am
City Pages - Gimme Noise
City Pages - Gimme NoiseDance Music: I Can't Dance
Mar 22, 2012, 11:59pm
Star Maker Machine
Star Maker Machine
Tom T. Hall : I Can't Dance [ purchase ] And now a word from the loyal opposition. Not that I’m opposed to dancing. Not at all. It's just that, like Tom T. Hall sings here, “I Can’t Dance.” His song speaks the painful truth for those of us who love music, but who can’t bring our arms, hips or feet to move in time with it. If you listen to Tom T.’s music, his confession that he can't boogaloo with the best of them [...]
A History of Country Vol. 15: 1976-79
Jan 19, 2012, 12:08am
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
This compilation is not accompanied by an instalment in the country history, because the next chapter goes with the next mix. And, in some ways, it makes sense that this mix has no history (of course, the timeframe is covered by past articles in the series) because the late 1970s was a time of hiatus. Many of the stalwarts of just a few years earlier ceased having strings of hits, and those artists who had grown out of the Outlaw movement now had their day. In this mix, the likes of Guy Clark, John Anderson, Larry Jon Wilson [...]
A History of Country Vol. 13: 1972-74
Oct 25, 2011, 7:44pm Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
The traditional country stars — Conway Twitty, George Jones, Tammy Wynette Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride — were still selling many records in the 1970s, and periodically crossed over to the pop charts. Singers like Donna Fargo evoked the good old days with happy songs like The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA. These were still the Opry years — in fact, in 1972 the Grand Ole Opry opened a theme park called Opryland, and wo years later moved out of its long-time home, the Ryman Theatre, to Opryland. But the Nashville scene no longer monopolised country, [...]
10 Songs About the Slammer: This Day in Country Music History
Oct 20, 2011, 8:17am City Pages - Gimme Noise
City Pages - Gimme NoiseA History of Country Vol. 12: 1969-71
Sep 21, 2011, 7:10pm Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
It was the age of the country songwriter, with people such as Harlan Howard (Heartaches By The Number), Hank Cochran (I Fall To Pieces), Roger Miller (Billy Bayou), Willie Nelson (Crazy), Mel Tillis (Detroit City), Tom T Hall (Harper Valley PTA) and the Bryants (Love Hurts) creating many classics. Some of them would become stars in their own right. None maybe more so than Kris Kristofferson, a man whose early biography reads like a far-fetched penny novel. Many of the songs he is known for were first recorded by others, sometimes several times. With the arguable exception of Me And [...]
Deep South: Jeannie C. Riley and Joe South
Sep 19, 2011, 4:26pm
30 Days Out
30 Days Out
Jeannie C. Riley I once read an article that called singer Jeannie C. Riley a "corn-pone Nancy Sinatra." Funny, but that's not far off the mark. Riley, a Texas gal, hit it big in 1968 with the anthem-of-sorts "Harper Valley P.T.A." That made her the first woman to top the Billboard Top 100 charts and the country charts at the same time. She followed up that smash with a number of other successful tunes, like "The Girl Most Likely" and "The Back Side of Dallas." Often seen on TV wearing a miniskirt, [...]
Various Artists: I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow
Sep 12, 2011, 2:00am
PopMatters
PopMattersNick Lowe – The Old Magic (2011)
Sep 1, 2011, 9:58am
Something Else! Reviews
Something Else! ReviewsGrowing older has made Nick Lowe grayer, a little quieter, but no less clever, no less relevant, and certainly no less off-handedly absorbing. He is the living, breathing, guitar-playing, Buddy Holly shade-wearing embodiment of the old saw about getting better with age. And that’s saying something. After all, Lowe helped shape the New Wave sound of the late 1970s and
Tom T. Hall:: “Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine”
Aug 18, 2011, 10:56am
Parasites & Sycophants
Parasites & SycophantsTom T. Hall:: “Faster Horses”
Aug 18, 2011, 10:47am Parasites & Sycophants
Parasites & SycophantsIn the Spotlight: The Avett Brothers
Jul 22, 2011, 5:00pm
Cover Me
Cover MeFive of the best covers by the North Carolina siblings and their bandmates.
- The Avett Brothers - Back Home Again (John Denver cover)
- The Avett Brothers - Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen cover)
- The Avett Brothers - I Love (Tom T. Hall cover)
- The Avett Brothers - Spanish Pipedream (John Prine cover)
- The Avett Brothers - The Prettiest Thing (David Childers cover)
Artist: The Avett Brothers Title: Back Home Again (John Denver cover) Link Text: The Avett Brothers – Back Home Again (John Denver cover) File Name: BackHomeAgain.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Avett Brothers Title: Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen cover) Link Text: The Avett Brothers – Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen cover) File Name: GloryDays.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Avett Brothers Title: I Love (Tom T. Hall cover) Link Text: The Avett Brothers – I Love (Tom T. Hall cover) File Name: ILove.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Avett Brothers Title: Spanish Pipedream (John Prine cover) Link Text: The Avett Brothers – Spanish Pipedream (John Prine cover) File Name: SpanishPipedream.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Avett Brothers Title: The Prettiest Thing (David Childers cover) Link Text: The Avett Brothers – The Prettiest Thing (David Childers cover) File Name: ThePrettiestThing.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Weekend YouTube: More From Fox Hollow, Kasey Chambers
Jun 3, 2011, 11:57pm
A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz
A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey BuzzI Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow
May 30, 2011, 6:52am A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz
A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz
When my wife and I found out we were going to be parents for the first time, one of the many things we started to worry about was how to raise our child to be a music fan. That is to say, how would we get her to like Rosanne Cash and Buddy Miller rather than Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus... or whoever their counterparts are 10-15 years from now? My wife made a lullaby mix to take to the hospital, and we found out early on how soothing artists like Patty Griffin and The Weepies can be [...]
Artist: Buddy Miller Featuring Duane Eddy Title: Sneaky Snake Link Text: Buddy Miller: Sneaky Snake File Name: 5vf1eophc0.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Children's Year: 2011
Music Review: Various Artists - I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow
May 25, 2011, 4:26am
Music @ Blogcritics.org
Music @ Blogcritics.orgLittle baby ducks, old pick-up trucks, and a delightful tribute to a timeless album.
Tributes and Cover Compilations Week, Vol. 4: Countryfolk albums of and from Laura Cantrell, Tom T. Hall, Michael Daves & Chris Thile
Apr 30, 2011, 1:02pm
Cover Lay Down
Cover Lay Down
Our week-long coverage of this Spring's fine crop of tribute albums and cover compilations comes to a close today with a trio of albums that fall square on the line between country and folk music. Enjoy! Sleep With One Eye Open , the collaboration with ex-Nickel Creek founder Chris Thile which Brooklyn-based bluegrass musician Michael Daves alluded to back in February during his appearance at the Joe Val Fest, hits the ground running May 10, and I haven't been this excited for a bluegrass album in a [...]
- Chris Thile & Michael Daves - My Little Girl in Tennessee (Flatt and Scruggs cover)
- Laura Cantrell - 10. When the Roses Bloom Ag
- Laura Cantrell - High On A Hilltop
- Laura Cantrell - Hong Kong Blues (Peel Session)
- Laura Cantrell - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk (Kitty Wells cover)
- Laura Cantrell - Not the tremblin' kind
- Patty Griffin - I Love (Tom T. Hall cover)
Artist: Chris Thile & Michael Daves Title: My Little Girl in Tennessee (Flatt and Scruggs cover) Link Text: Michael Daves and Chris Thile: My Little Girl In Tennnessee File Name: mylittle.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Laura Cantrell Title: 10. When the Roses Bloom Ag Link Text: Laura Cantrell: When The Roses Are In Bloom File Name: whentherosesbloomagain.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Laura Cantrell Title: High On A Hilltop Link Text: Laura Cantrell: High On A Hilltop File Name: HighOnAHilltop.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Genre: Country Year: 2003
Artist: Laura Cantrell Title: Hong Kong Blues (Peel Session) Link Text: Laura Cantrell: Hong Kong Blues File Name: hongkongblues.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: Laura Cantrell Title: It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk (Kitty Wells cover) Link Text: Laura Cantrell: It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels File Name: honkytonk.mp3 Bitrate: 168 kbps Genre: Country Year: 2011
Artist: Laura Cantrell Title: Not the tremblin' kind Link Text: Laura Cantrell: Not The Tremblin’ Kind File Name: notthetremblinkind.mp3 Bitrate: 96 kbps Genre: Country
Artist: Patty Griffin Title: I Love (Tom T. Hall cover) Link Text: Patty Griffin: I Love File Name: ilovetth.mp3 Bitrate: 167 kbps Genre: Country Year: 2011
No Last Name
Nov 9, 2010, 11:02am
For The Sake Of The Song
For The Sake Of The Song
Mix the songwriting genius of Tom T. Hall with the melancholy mariachi-style desert trumpets of Calexico and you know you´ve got yourself a winner. "If you meet a girl named Juanita, with some ribbons in her hair, would you tell her that she's wanted on the phone..." Calexico - Tulsa Telephone Book MP3
Artist: Calexico Title: Tulsa Telephone Book Link Text: Calexico - Tulsa Telephone Book MP3 File Name: Calexico_Tulsa_Telephone_Book. mp3 Bitrate: 197 kbps Year: 1998
Leo Kottke – Ice Water
Oct 13, 2010, 11:39am
Fusion 45
Fusion 45
Admittedly this is more a sampler of this album than a full review. I didn't notice until I pulled it out of the sleeve that someone had bit a chunk out of the disc, rendering cuts one, six and seven performus non gratis . The rest of the album, another buck-fifty thrift shop gem, is a crackly, crinkly dip in a pool full of acoustic jazz, folk and blues. My version of Ice Water opens with Pamela Brown , a sardonic take on [...]
Soundtrack: International Beer Day 05.05.10
Aug 5, 2010, 3:35pm
Unnecessary Umlaut
Unnecessary UmlautToday is right up there with International Bacon Day in terms of obscure yet delicious holidays. International Beer Day (unrelated to the National Beer Drinking Song ) was started by some guys in Santa Cruz way back in 2007 and is slowly ebbing out beyond the Yay Area. It's an August 5th tradition to, well, drink beer. Like you need another excuse. Supposedly, the proper way to greet someone today is by saying " I bring you the gift of beer ". For which one cannot refuse. Not a bad tradition [...]
- Admiral Radley - I'm All Fucked On Beer
- Andy Reynolds - Beer Bottle Mama
- Beck - Beercan
- Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Bubbles In My Beer
- Naked Raygun - Wonder Beer
- Ramones - Gimmie My Steel Reserve
- The Blazers - Glorious Beer
- The Seeburg Style "K" (X) - Beer Barrel Polka
- The Seeburg Style "K" (X) - Beer Barrel Polka
- Tom T. Hall - I Like Beer [Live]
Artist: Admiral Radley Title: I'm All Fucked On Beer Link Text: Admiral Radley (ex-Grandaddy) Im All Fucked On Beer File Name: AdmiralRadley_ImAllFuckedonBee r.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Andy Reynolds Title: Beer Bottle Mama Link Text: Andy Reynolds Beer Bottle Mama File Name: AndyReynolds_BeerBottleMama.mp 3 Bitrate: 223 kbps Year: 1949
Artist: Beck Title: Beercan Link Text: Beck Beercan File Name: beck_beercan.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Title: Bubbles In My Beer Link Text: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Bubbles in my Beer File Name: BobWills_BubblesInMyBeer.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Naked Raygun Title: Wonder Beer Link Text: Naked Raygun Wonder Beer File Name: NakedRaygun_WonderBeer.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Ramones Title: Gimmie My Steel Reserve Link Text: Ramones Gimmie My Steel Reserve File Name: Ramones_GimmieMySteelReserve.m p3 Bitrate: 96 kbps
Artist: The Blazers Title: Glorious Beer Link Text: The Blazers Glorious Beer File Name: TheBlazers_gloriousbeer.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: The Seeburg Style "K" (X) Title: Beer Barrel Polka Link Text: The Seeburg Style K Beer Barrel Polka File Name: SeeburgStyleK_BeerBarrelPolka. mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: The Seeburg Style "K" (X) Title: Beer Barrel Polka Link Text: The Seeburg Style K Beer Barrel Polka File Name: SeeburgStyleK_BeerBarrelPolka. mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Tom T. Hall Title: I Like Beer [Live] Link Text: Tom T. Hall I Like Beer (live) File Name: TomTHall_ILikeBeer_live.mp3 Year: 1999
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