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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

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americanroutes:

Ralph Stanley & Tom T. Hall are among the Southern songsters that didn’t quite make the cut for this week’s show. Also, we want to wish a happy birthday to Tom, who turned 75 76 today.

Happy Birthday Tom.

Tom T. Hall - I Like Beer

Here’s to the weekend!

Tom T. Hall - I Love

“Music when it’s good. And life.” Sure. Yes.

“Sleep without dreams?” Kinda weird.

Tom T. Hall - Ballad of Forty Dollars

Tom T. Hall - Ballad of Forty Dollars

Tom T. Hall - Ballad of Forty Dollars

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Tom T. Hall - Country Is

Scott Avett - Country Is

Duane Eddy’s still alive?!

countryhixs:

I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow (by redbeetrecords)

Releasing May 23, 2011. Music for kids of all ages. Just in time for Tom T. Hall’s 75th birthday, producers Peter Cooper & Eric Brace have created a gem of Americana music by recording the songs on Tom. T’s great 1974 album, Songs of Fox Hollow. They gathered the perfect cast at Tom T.’s Fox Hollow farm last summer: Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Bobby Bare, Duane Eddy, Jim Lauderdale, Peter Cooper, Eric Brace & Last Train Home, Elizabeth Cook & Tim Carroll, Gary Bennett, Jon Byrd, Mark & Mike, Tommy Cash, Fayssoux Starling McLean, and even Tom T. Hall, who sang on a new song he wrote for the occasion with wife Dixie Hall. A co-release of East Nashville indie label Red Beet Records and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMF Records.


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Tom T. Hall - Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)

Four things for me to keep top of mind in 2011 are plainly laid out in this song.

Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Forty Dollars

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Tom T. Hall - I Miss A Lot of Trains

Ok, not a lot, but just one that has me stuck in JFK all day. C’est le vie. At least there’s free wifi.

To complement the fine compilation below: 1. I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew - Johnny Cash 2. That’s How I Got To Memphis - Kelly Willis 3. When Love Is Gone - Richard Buckner 4. Don’t Forget The Coffee Billy Joe - R.B. Morris 5. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee - Freedy Johnston 6. Old Enough To Want To (Fool Enough To Try) - Jonny Polonsky 7. Ships Go Out - Ron Sexsmith 8. I Miss A Lot Of Trains - Iris DeMent 9. Tulsa Telephone Book - Calexico 10. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Syd Straw & The Skeletons 11. Spokane Motel Blues - Joel R.L. Phelps 12. Homecoming - Joe Henry 13. The Water Lily - Ralph Stanley featuring Ralph Stanley II 14. I’m Not Ready Yet - The Mary Janes 15. Candy In The Window - Mary Cutrufello 16. I Hope It Rains At My Funeral - Whiskeytown 17. It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines - Mark Olson with Victoria Williams

To complement the fine compilation below:

1. I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew - Johnny Cash

2. That’s How I Got To Memphis - Kelly Willis

3. When Love Is Gone - Richard Buckner

4. Don’t Forget The Coffee Billy Joe - R.B. Morris

5. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee - Freedy Johnston

6. Old Enough To Want To (Fool Enough To Try) - Jonny Polonsky

7. Ships Go Out - Ron Sexsmith

8. I Miss A Lot Of Trains - Iris DeMent

9. Tulsa Telephone Book - Calexico

10. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Syd Straw & The Skeletons

11. Spokane Motel Blues - Joel R.L. Phelps

12. Homecoming - Joe Henry

13. The Water Lily - Ralph Stanley featuring Ralph Stanley II

14. I’m Not Ready Yet - The Mary Janes

15. Candy In The Window - Mary Cutrufello

16. I Hope It Rains At My Funeral - Whiskeytown

17. It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines - Mark Olson with Victoria Williams

onehorsetown: Today is the 74th birthday of one of the greatest songwriters in country music history:  Tom T. Hall.  He is held in the highest esteem here in the office of One Horse Town, but unfortunately, Tom T.’s genius has gone undetected by too many people.  So today we’re trying to do something to remedy that great injustice.  If you have any interest in traditional country, check this out. These tracks are all from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, which was one of the golden ages for “progressive” country of the sort on this mix.  Nobody did it better than Tom T. (click the photo to download) 1. Don’t Forget The Coffee, Billy Joe 2. The Year Clayton Delaney Died 3. Ballad of Forty Dollars 4. Tulsa Telephone Book 5. Homecoming 6. I Hope It Rains At My Funderal 7. I Miss A Lot Of Trains 8. I Flew Over Our House Last Night 9. I Like Beer 10. Salute To A Switchblade 11. The Little Lady Preacher 12. That’s How I Got To Memphis 13. Spokane Motel Blues 14. A Week In A Country Jail 15. Margie’s At The Lincoln Park Inn 16. Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs 17. Kentucky, Feb. 27, ‘71 18. Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine One more thing: If you don’t like this now, don’t delete It. After you turn 30 you’re gonna love this kind of stuff. Good stuff Maynard! I’ll see if I can find the Tom T. tribute disc from a while back. 

onehorsetown:

Today is the 74th birthday of one of the greatest songwriters in country music history:  Tom T. Hall.  He is held in the highest esteem here in the office of One Horse Town, but unfortunately, Tom T.’s genius has gone undetected by too many people.  So today we’re trying to do something to remedy that great injustice.  If you have any interest in traditional country, check this out.

These tracks are all from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, which was one of the golden ages for “progressive” country of the sort on this mix.  Nobody did it better than Tom T.

(click the photo to download)

1. Don’t Forget The Coffee, Billy Joe
2. The Year Clayton Delaney Died
3. Ballad of Forty Dollars
4. Tulsa Telephone Book
5. Homecoming
6. I Hope It Rains At My Funderal
7. I Miss A Lot Of Trains
8. I Flew Over Our House Last Night
9. I Like Beer
10. Salute To A Switchblade
11. The Little Lady Preacher
12. That’s How I Got To Memphis
13. Spokane Motel Blues
14. A Week In A Country Jail
15. Margie’s At The Lincoln Park Inn
16. Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs
17. Kentucky, Feb. 27, ‘71
18. Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine

One more thing: If you don’t like this now, don’t delete It. After you turn 30 you’re gonna love this kind of stuff.

Good stuff Maynard! I’ll see if I can find the Tom T. tribute disc from a while back. 

Tom T. Hall - The Year Clayton Delaney Died