Hall, Tom T., 1936-2021

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Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "The Storyteller", was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover hit "Harper Valley PTA", and "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame alongside his wife Dixie in 2018.
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referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists D-K). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Center for Popular Music Vertical Files Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
creatorOf Hall, Tom T.;. Oral history interview with Tom T. Hall; 1969 July 22; interview conducted by Cecil H. Whaley. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
referencedIn Alan L. Mayor Collection Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Miller, Townsend, collection 91-088; 98-081., 1952-1983 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Milosevich, Paul, 1936-. Papers, 1974-1980. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Hall, Tom T.;. Oral history interview with Tom T. Hall; 1969 July 22; interview conducted by Cecil H. Whaley. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
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associatedWith Earle, Eugene. person
associatedWith Emery, Ralph person
associatedWith Miller, Townsend, 1919-1989 person
associatedWith Milosevich, Paul, 1936- person
associatedWith Riley, Jeannie C. person
associatedWith Whaley, Cecil H.; person
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Kentucky KY US
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Composers
Composers
Country music
Country musicians
Country musicians
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Singers
Songwriter
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Birth 1936-05-25

Death 2021-08-20

Americans

English

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