I’ve been hooked on Tom T. Hall lately, listening to him almost exclusively on some days. It seems like every few days I become partial to a different song of his. My current favorite is “More About John Henry”.
He worked ’til the muscles in his body gave out
Then he kept right on a workin’ [...]
I’d totally forgotten about this song. I haven’t heard it in so long. Lot’s of artists have cut this song–Billy Joe Shaver (who wrote it), Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Tom. T. Hall, Jerry Jeff Walker.
What makes classic country music so great to me is how the good song writers can get a very [...]
Been listening to Tom T. Hall @ work for the last two weeks.
“Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher” is so freaking good I can’t believe it. I remember having an album he did for kids when I was little, but didn’t think much of the songs on it. He has a TON of good songs though, [...]
