Harper Valley PTA, Part 3: Tom T. Hall
Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country Music
English - December 19, 2017 06:01 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.9K ratingsHistory Music Music History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
They call him The Storyteller because he distills life into words. Behind any story worth telling, you'll always find another story. Maybe if we can get behind some of his best stories, we can reverse engineer the alchemy of Tom T. Hall. Maybe we'll find the story about who he is and how he's able to do what he can do with the English language...
Probably not but, worst case scenario, it will be an incredibly entertaining waste of time. Beginning with a condensed history of country music radio, we follow Tom T. from his early days as a young DJ into a seemingly effortless realization of his destiny to become one of country music's greatest songwriters ever.
This episode is highly recommended for fans of songwriting, arguing about music, Net Neutrality, the music business, Bobby Bare, Dave Dudley, Jimmy C. Newman, Hank Cochran and songs for children.