Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Thomas "Tom T." Hallis an American country music songwriter, singer, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 11 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth25 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.
I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I think that the two run around together. The nature of a songwriter could be philosophical. Looking for universal ideas, a way to say things, get the story across as a means of entertaining, provoking thought.
She gave her heart to Jethro and her body to the whole wide world.
I never hid out. I was never big enough a star.
I took up a sort of a hobby of just hanging around the local library. I'd pick out an author and I would read all their books.
A song is a poem set to music.