written & recorded by Tom T. Hall


https://youtu.be/HFkBMaZEwMs

Now first of all, I want to make this PERFECTLY CLEAR! I did not chose this tune to record because of any current state of politics in the United States. I may or may not think much of Donald Trump as President, but he's not my President so it's not for me to comment upon that.

I chose this song because it...

written by Tony Hazzard
recorded by Tom T. Hall

https://youtu.be/nnJyPaLzOyU


Released in 1976, by Tom T.Hall, 'Fox On The Run' had been recorded by other artists but it was this release that caught my ear and heart. This is classic pillar of Country Music and if you haven't heard it you are one of a very few. Tony Hazzard created a masterpiece of lyrics when he crafted this story...

written and recorded by Tom T. Hall
https://youtu.be/7WnJnvDF9oM


Tom T. Hall was often referred to as 'The Story Teller' because of the number of ballads that he wrote and often recorded. Some were hilarious and yet they had deep meanings with-in them. 'Ode To A Half A Pound Of Ground Round' seems like a frivolous title for a song and,true enough, it was as funny as all get out but it speaks to...

written by RILEY, CLEMON TIMOTHY JR and SAADIQ, RAPHAEL
recorded by Tom T. Hall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1PZMovugYs

While most country singers perform songs about fast women, depression, hardship and alcohol Tom T. Hall has done quite a few about love of all kinds. 'I Care', written by Clemon Timothy Jr. Riley and Raphael Saadiq, is a song about the difficulties in putting your true feelings across and how no words seem good enough when it comes time to say them....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Y0OMwXNSE

Tom T. Hall is a favorite of mine because of his many ballids

which always appeal to me. 'A Negatory Romance' was recorded in the 1970's back when truck driving songs were all the rage. This isn't a trucking song but there are heavy references to C.B. lingo. I usualy don't like trucking tunes but this song, simple as it is, is very well written and I couldn't help falling with it.

Take a listen to...