I've loved this song for as long as I've known what music is. It's part of the foundation of my musical taste. Part of why I've always loved country music so much.
One of the first songs that I remember knowing all the words. His albums were played on a loop in our house growing up. Sneaky Snake was another one that my brother and I would sing along, as loud as possible.
@@brittreacts you want a reaction?....then try Red Sovine- Teddy Bear....then try Dianne Williams version of Teddy Bear.... i bet you wont... Double Dog Dare YA.....
One of the greatest songwriters to ever do it. He was known as "The Storyteller". Please do a deep dive on his music and whatever you do you need to hear The Year Clayton Delaney Died.
I have always loved Tom T. Hall. All of his songs tell a story. He wrote so many songs for major country artists in addition to having his own performing career. You should also listen to his songs "I Love" and "The Year Clayton Delaney Died"
When I was a kid in Franklin TN before it became the big town it is today my dad worked for William Morris pre-merger and Ton T came to our house and he was with an old Group called The Kendalls. We all ate Dinner and they were really nice folks.
Hi Britt. Tom T is one of the all time great songwriters. I know you did a song by Jeannie C Reilly called Harper Valley PTA. Tom T wrote that too. The old man he described as an old, grey, black gentleman, meaning an old grey haired man who was black. Oh and the man was picking up the change that Tom T left on the table not a chain. As to watermelon wine. It is a thing. There are quite a few brands that sell it. I think there is a brand called Stella Rosa (or something like that) that might be available (among other places of course) at Target. I'm sure if you google watermelon wine you will find lots of options. For more of Tom T you might try "I Love", and maybe "The Year Clayton Delaney Died". Wishing you and yours a wonderful and Happy Holiday Season. Stay safe and well, and of course beautiful and adorable.
Definitely listen to “I Love”! Tom T. Was one of the kindest men I ever met! He had more talent in his pinky finger than most singer/songwriters today.
When you get a chance, look up his catalog… every song is a diamond mounted in platinum… some are like this some are funny, such as ‘I Like Beer’. Thanks for the reaction, and the misty eyes.
Subdivision Blues Running Wild Joe Don't Let Your Music Kill You Pay No Attention To Alice I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew Ravishing Ruby The Year That Clayton Delaney Died ... so many good songs
"Gray Haired Black man".... And Ironsides was an early 70's TV Cop show about a detective in a wheelchair. Oddly, Some of Tom's Greatest hits were all about drinking. "I like Beer" and "I still Love Beer"... And Love Songs like "I love..."
Tom T. Hall was the greatest!!! My first concert was Tom T. Hall and the Storytellers. I was 12 years old, and it was at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling WV. That was over 50 years ago, and I'll remember it until the day I die. God rest your soul Tom T. Hall.
Tom T Hall's nickname was literally "The Story Teller". Ironsides was a TV show back when. Tom T Hall has a plethora of hits you really, really need to check out! After this you can go to "Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)" ... and so many more.
It is so nice that you are discovering music that is as old (or older) than me. I am 56 and heard this song as a little child (first came out when I was about 4). Tom T Hall is a legend in country music. A super kind soul! Merle Haggard, Waylen Jennings, & many others from that era have made music I am sure you would love. God Bless!
He was such a great guy. My daddy was a truck driver for a company called Valleydale. The pay was not great, enough to keep a family going. They had a dinner once a year for the drivers to award them for safety. Many of those years Tom T Hall came to eat with them and entertain them. He just settled in like an old friend. He brought great joy to hard working men, a great guy.
One of the greatest songs ever written in Country Music History Update after watching your reaction: Johnny Cash told him that drinking makes him “break out”…. Dallas, Fort Worth, windows, doors…. = meaning he gets a bit violent when drinking, so he quit. The “Old Gray Black Gentleman”= he’s painting a picture of a older gray haired black gentleman. “Ironside” was an old Raymond Burr Crime Drama television series in the late 60’s / early 70’s Tom T Hall was a Country Music Legend. His storytelling songs were classic from the start. He had 35 studio albums 50 singles 8 #1’s (I would have thought more, as he was huge in his day) This was his final performance at The Country Music Hall Of Fame
The joke about Johnny Cash is drinking makes him break out windows, doors, as Johnny Cash used to smash everything in hotel rooms when he was on drugs. The guy in the song is old, gray(with gray hair) black gentleman. At then end of the song he says "i saw him picking up my change" Tom T Hall also wrote "Haper Valley PTA" He lived to be 85 years old until he committed suicide
he's sung it so many times... and yet... he draws you into the song... the intimate setting... the very "real" mood. I know that it touches me every time I hear it.
Tom T. Hall, highly empathetic & one of the best songwriters/ storytellers ever, is a DEEEEEP rabbit hole! If you like this song, you'll like Tom T. Hall's catalog. Try Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs, Homecoming, Ballad of 40 Dollars, A Week In A Country Jail, then even more.
Ironsides was a TV show from the mid 1970s starring Raymond Burr . It was a police inspector who had been paralyzed in the line of duty and was confined to a wheelchair. At that time wheelchairs were often made with metal plates on the sides of the chair to help people who had been using them for a long time and suffered from muscle degeneration to sit upright. The chairs were often called iron sided.
Thank you so much for this reaction. I have a wonderful story to share about his kindness. As a young girl I loved his songs and the stories they told. Mom bought his albums just for me. Then she got tickets to see him at a small local nightclub here in Maryland. I cried, raised a fuss, but since 15 was a far cry from the mandatory 21 minimum age requirement, I couldn't go. However the angel that was Mom did something so loving for me that evening. She had Mr. Hall sign the back of her program for the show and personalize it to me. It simply read: 'Sandy, Wish you were here. Love, Tom T Hall.' Fast forwarding about 17 years later found me driving to Illinois to see my friends Sawyer Brown perform at the fair with my childhood hero opening for them. I brought my treasured autograph hoping to meet him. My dream came true when I met him that day and showed him my treasure. Since it was a program and had the date of that long ago show, he said he was touched that I had kept it all those years. He then signed it again under his original message with these words and that date: 'We finally meet after all these years. Thanks for being a lifelong fan. Love, Tom T. Hall' What a thoughtful, endearing man.
The sad part is that Mr. Hall died by suicide at age 85, at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on August 20, 2021, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Fortunately, his music lives on and whatever suffering he was enduring is over.
I had the great pleasure of seeing Tom T in concert when he toured here in Australia in the 1970's. He was much like he is here, casual, talkative, and crowd-friendly. A master songwriter, lovingly known as "the Storyteller". Sadly, he has now left us, but his songs will be eternal - RIP Tom ----------------- A truly sad irony: I was listening to one of my Tom T Hall albums the other day and one of the songs was titled "The Man Who Shot Himself" - which is exactly how Tom's life ended.
Yes, he said Gray Black gentleman, as in gray haired black man. Ironside was a tv show. People had respect for great singers so they would set and listen.
My mother and her sisters knew Tom T. Hall before he became famous. He was from Olive Hill, Ky. My mother was from Salt Lick, Ky. There used to be a show house in Salt Lick and he would play there and my mother and her sisters would go see him. He also played on a local radio station and he used to dedicate songs to my mother's young sister Alma. He would tell the audience he was dedicating the song to his "little sugar booger". That's what he called my aunt Alma. My mom and her sisters talked fondly of Tom T. Hall. This song is my favorite. Tom T. Hall was a story teller like no other. He had a conversation with an old gray-haired black gentleman. The old black man had more wisdom than most of us could ever comprehend. You can tell that in the story Tom T. tells. "Iron Sides" was a television show that was actually called "Iron Side" staring Perry Mason.
I'm an old radio dude and over the years have had a lot of opportunities to sit down with some notable performers. One of the first (In fact, now that I think off it, it was the first) was an evening spent on Tom T. Hall's bus, just chatting with him, and with the members of his back up group, The Storytellers, that included Johnny Rodriquez at that time. I was nervous at first, but they put me immediately at ease, and in the course of the couple of hours I was there, others popped in and out of the bus, including Jim Ed Brown. We talked, "T" sang a little and we even played a few hands of poker. It was like sitting down with family and as relaxing as you think it might be.
Sweetheart, it's so wonderful you have an appreciation for this music and those who offered them to us. I bought the record when it came out in 1975.🤠 RIP Tom T Hall '2021 (85yrs)
I hate to say it but I told you So long ago. Tom T Hall the Master of story telling, that’s how he got the name. The Story teller . ❤ Thanks for finally getting around to him. Now do ( I remember the year Clayton Delaney died ) Thanks Britt. 😊
He was and is one of the great storytellers of all time, in his songs. Beloved by all the greats. Ironsides was a detective show on television. He was talking about a gray haired black man. Johnny cash said he was punching out windows and doors in Ft. Worth when he drinks.
Johnny Cash apparently when he drank got a little crazy and broke things like breaking out windows and such not broke out in a rash. That's actually pretty funny.
Tom T was a great storyteller… I’ve always loved his music and this song is a favorite. This is the first of your videos I’ve watched and I was mesmerized by your smile and your genuine appreciation for the artist. I’m now a subscriber.❤
I saw him in Owensboro Ky. in the 80's , he said somebody buy me a beer , I am thirsty and he got the beer took a drink , put it behind his back and pitched over his shoulder and caught it, took another drink and started singing I Like Beer , he put on a great show !
Tom T was one of the greatest story tellers……..I’m great full I was young enough then to hear all these wonderful country singers. I’m 75 I’ve heard Tom T and Roy Clark all my life there is no comparison to today music.
I get teary every time I hear him sing "God bless little children while they're still too young to hate." I heard it first when I was a kid back in the 70s and those lyrics get me every single time. We can all take a lesson from that.
I am not a country music lover but country artists, especially the old timers, are the best story tellers. The best part of this is watching and listening to a beautiful young lady show appreciation for such music!
I am in my late 40s and most people my age never heard of hime. Lucky for me I grew up listening to him. I love this song. Thank you for reacting to it
Ironside was an old tv show staring Raymon Burr, who was a lawyer but in a wheelchair so he was handicapped. 1967- 1975, you will love all of Tom Ts songs they are great...
Ironsides was a late 60'-early 70's police show starring Raymond Burr. Earlier Burr starred in "Godzilla" and did ten years as the TV lawyer Perry Mason. Now part of the nostalgia. Tom T. Hall was a bit of a character, talented, but also a character and always a story teller.
One Summer, back in the mid-70s, I was driving some curvy little narrow 2-lane Cascade mountain road in Washington state on my way to the little one-horse western town of Winthrop. One side of the road was a veritable wall of stone. On one of those stones, roughly the size of a basket ball, someone had painted in yellow letters: "Tom T. Hall was here". Now of course I have no idea if Tom T. Hall wrote that but, if he didn't, then I gotta wonder why someone would go to the trouble to do that? It was easy to drive past it and never see it. I only saw it because I just happened to have briefly glanced over at the side of road. Funny how a little momentary blip of an experience can stay with you for a life time. Thanks for sparking that old memory. If you like story songs then Tom T. is the man. He was literally known as "The Storyteller".
Tom T was great - "I Remember the Year that Clayton Delany Died", and "Solute to a Switch Blade" (hilarious) - Awesome story teller! Oh - and a similar song to this one - "Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs?", "Ballad of Forty Dollars" great story songs! oh... and 'I Love'
Girl, you just touched on a GOAT of country story telling. Try "A Week in a County Jail" or "Faster Horses". The list is too long for a YT comment. "Ironsides" was a TV cop show starring Raymond Burr. He was the man that played Perry Mason for decades.
I still get tickled watching these reactions because I grew up on these songs. Seeing other people react brings me back to my childhood when my mom would put the records on and we'd sing along with all of them.
Tom T is probably one of the top singer storytellers out there. Ballad of Forty Dollars, I Like Beer, A Week In A County Jail, The Year That Clayton Delaney Died, and Country Is really show off his songwriting, storytelling, and singing.
I grew up listening to Tom T. Hall. My Daddy loved listening to him. In the song he says the man is watching Ironside on TV. I grew up watching Ironside(played by Raymond Burr). I never missed watching it. A gray black man: a black man with gray hair.
Tom T is a legend. There are so many country songs that he either wrote or co-wrote that other country artists have recorded. Some of his songs he did record himself, but a lot of them he had others record, and they made it big with a lot of the songs he wrote.
Thanx for that Britt! Love your take and opinion on some of these old storytellers! If the world could be made up of these people to keep us entertained and happy we would be better off! Keep on keeping on! Love what you do for us! I just found you recently and subscribed! Helps that you have a beautiful smile and personality too!
I was in the Radio business for more than 40 years, many of those as a Country Music Disk Jockey in West Virginia. Tom T Hall had been a DJ for a spell in tiny Spencer WV, writing songs, looking for his break. Like you, Britt, I love a good story teller. Newsmen like Paul Harvey, Comedians Like Red Skelton and Entertainers like Tennessee Ernie Ford. But one of the best was Tom T Hall. I remember well the first time I played Watermelon Wine on the air and it didn't take long to light up the phone lines...which in the the early 70s was akin to the "Likes" of TH-cam. I recommend that you pull up a lyric sheet of one of his songs and follow along as you listen. You'll laugh and cry and your cheeks will know you've been smilin'. There's always a Good Time spent with "The Storyteller", Tom T Hall. Great post, Britt.
One of the greatest song writers and story tellers in country music history. So many of his songs are real life experiences. I recommend you dig deep into his catalog. You will be entertained and learn about the soul of country music. Great reaction.
The line was " As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change." Tom T. was a master storyteller. " A week in a county jail" is freaking hilarious, and having driven across the country many times... it's pretty damned accurate.
God bless you, Britt. You ARE a country girl at heart. Its no coincidence Toms nickname WAS " the Ole Storyteller " He has songs that make you laugh and some will make you cry. " I Love " is one my Dad played with his band. " Faster Horses " and " Country is " are great songs. " Country Is " pretty much sums what it like to simply be Country. I agree whole heartedly with this song. Everybody knows Uncle Rick loves his dogs, his wine and you gotta love the babies. They're the best people on earth. You're right up there too,Lovely. ✌️❤️ from Ky.
It's not loosing your train of thought......it's called " C.R.S." My grandpa made the best Watermelon Wine, he had an old dog, and I was 11 years old when he let me taste it. So I can relate to this sog.....Thanks Britt for bringing back memories to this old man....💘 ohhhh and Ironsides was an old detective show.
Gray black gentlemen . He is saying that the black gentleman was old with gray hair. Just a great way of telling us that the old gentleman was old an wise about what in life is important. The simplest of things. Love Tom T. Hall. An American icon. R.I.P
The first song i ever heard from Tom T Hall was ballad of a switchblade knife. It was a hoot. I even ask the radio station at the time to give a heads up just before they would play it so I could record it off the radio. I am dating myself with that, chuckling. You cannot go wrong with anything sung by Tom T.
Wonderful to see someone of your generation appreciating music of of mine. Watermelon wine is best in Luling Texas during the Watermelon Thump Festival. And Iron side was an old law series on TV in the black and white days. Thank you young lady, sometimes... I like remembering. jmp
He is saying grayy (gray hair) black gentleman. Ironside was a TV show. He said change not chain. I've been waiting for to react to this song. It is a favorite of my brother and me. He is called the story teller.
The man's a towering legend Ballad Of Forty Dollars, I like Beer, A Week In A Country Jail, Salute To A Switchblade, Faster Horses and Ballad of 40 dollars
A "gray black man" is a gray-haired black man. 'Ironsides' was a TV show about a lawyer in a wheelchair. P.S.- most ALL entertainers of our Era (I'm 58) were just that, entertainers. They could tell a joke, sing, play, tell stories, etc... no auto-tune, just talent
Tom T Hall was one of the greatest country songwriters, ever. Ironsides was an old TV show. First song I ever learned on guitar was "Kiss An Angel Good Morning".
Tom T. Hall is known as the “story teller”. He was a prolific singer songwriter. His wife, Dixie and he wrote many hit songs that others have recorded. You should listen to some of their music. He was born in Mt. Olive, KY if I remember correctly.
What a beautiful young women you are. Both me & my husband enjoy your spirit& personality. Your outlook & perspective are unique & beyond your years. Keep it up! You had my heart at Tom T Hall, my grandfather sang his songs to me, Appalachia roots grow deep in my DNA & heart.
Tom T, was a story teller. His stories were from his life. I love and appreciate that you are reviewing and reacting to this. Earlier comments explain the storyline. Listen to more of his music and picture that that is images of his life. ❤
I've loved this song for as long as I've known what music is. It's part of the foundation of my musical taste. Part of why I've always loved country music so much.
His songs are personal art he paint on stages an master story teller philosopher...!
One of the first songs that I remember knowing all the words. His albums were played on a loop in our house growing up. Sneaky Snake was another one that my brother and I would sing along, as loud as possible.
You are one of the few people I see reacting to Tom T Hall. He was such a great storyteller. Thanks for the reaction.
Glad you enjoyed
@@brittreacts you want a reaction?....then try Red Sovine- Teddy Bear....then try Dianne Williams version of Teddy Bear.... i bet you wont... Double Dog Dare YA.....
Tom T Hall also wrote the Allan Jackson hit Little Bitty. Ironside was a 1960s TV detective show. Lord I'm old.
Me too 😂
I'm in my 50's. I remember watching Ironside.
They where really the good old days 50s though 69.
One of the greatest songwriters to ever do it. He was known as "The Storyteller". Please do a deep dive on his music and whatever you do you need to hear The Year Clayton Delaney Died.
Not to mention Harper Valley PTA.
I have always loved Tom T. Hall. All of his songs tell a story. He wrote so many songs for major country artists in addition to having his own performing career. You should also listen to his songs "I Love" and "The Year Clayton Delaney Died"
Lived next door to Tom & Dixie for many years. Super nice people and great benefit parties. Godspeed ol' neighbor
WHAT A BLESSING 🙏🙏
When I was a kid in Franklin TN before it became the big town it is today my dad worked for William Morris pre-merger and Ton T came to our house and he was with an old Group called The Kendalls. We all ate Dinner and they were really nice folks.
That's awesome.
Hi Britt. Tom T is one of the all time great songwriters. I know you did a song by Jeannie C Reilly called Harper Valley PTA. Tom T wrote that too. The old man he described as an old, grey, black gentleman, meaning an old grey haired man who was black. Oh and the man was picking up the change that Tom T left on the table not a chain. As to watermelon wine. It is a thing. There are quite a few brands that sell it. I think there is a brand called Stella Rosa (or something like that) that might be available (among other places of course) at Target. I'm sure if you google watermelon wine you will find lots of options. For more of Tom T you might try "I Love", and maybe "The Year Clayton Delaney Died". Wishing you and yours a wonderful and Happy Holiday Season. Stay safe and well, and of course beautiful and adorable.
Definitely listen to “I Love”! Tom T. Was one of the kindest men I ever met! He had more talent in his pinky finger than most singer/songwriters today.
@@vickiburress8388 Couldn't agree more.
When you get a chance, look up his catalog… every song is a diamond mounted in platinum… some are like this some are funny, such as ‘I Like Beer’. Thanks for the reaction, and the misty eyes.
I like Brer is one of this 80 yr olds favorites!😜
He also has…or had…a great and mellow bass note as well. God bless his kind heart
Tom T Hall is one of the best story tellers ever.
I love his faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.......
YES, YES.
Subdivision Blues
Running Wild
Joe Don't Let Your Music Kill You
Pay No Attention To Alice
I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew
Ravishing Ruby
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
... so many good songs
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Gotta do "Faster Horses"
And I love..
"Gray Haired Black man".... And Ironsides was an early 70's TV Cop show about a detective in a wheelchair.
Oddly, Some of Tom's Greatest hits were all about drinking. "I like Beer" and "I still Love Beer"... And Love Songs like "I love..."
Also, "The Old Side of Town," and "Margie at the Lincoln Park Inn."
Tom T. is the quintessential storyteller! Amazing! He just has a way with words. Love him.
Tom T. Hall was the greatest!!! My first concert was Tom T. Hall and the Storytellers. I was 12 years old, and it was at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling WV. That was over 50 years ago, and I'll remember it until the day I die. God rest your soul Tom T. Hall.
Tom T Hall's nickname was literally "The Story Teller". Ironsides was a TV show back when. Tom T Hall has a plethora of hits you really, really need to check out! After this you can go to "Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)" ... and so many more.
Exactly right!
It is so nice that you are discovering music that is as old (or older) than me. I am 56 and heard this song as a little child (first came out when I was about 4). Tom T Hall is a legend in country music. A super kind soul! Merle Haggard, Waylen Jennings, & many others from that era have made music I am sure you would love. God Bless!
Hey now don't go calling us old. We're simply well experienced.
Tom T Hall played at our High School gym in Campton Kentucky when I was in High School in the late 70's. Great show!
He was such a great guy. My daddy was a truck driver for a company called Valleydale. The pay was not great, enough to keep a family going. They had a dinner once a year for the drivers to award them for safety. Many of those years Tom T Hall came to eat with them and entertain them. He just settled in like an old friend. He brought great joy to hard working men, a great guy.
One of the greatest songs ever written in Country Music History
Update after watching your reaction:
Johnny Cash told him that drinking makes him “break out”…. Dallas, Fort Worth, windows, doors…. = meaning he gets a bit violent when drinking, so he quit.
The “Old Gray Black Gentleman”= he’s painting a picture of a older gray haired black gentleman.
“Ironside” was an old Raymond Burr Crime Drama television series in the late 60’s / early 70’s
Tom T Hall was a Country Music Legend. His storytelling songs were classic from the start.
He had
35 studio albums
50 singles
8 #1’s (I would have thought more, as he was huge in his day)
This was his final performance at The Country Music Hall Of Fame
The joke about Johnny Cash is drinking makes him break out windows, doors, as Johnny Cash used to smash everything in hotel rooms when he was on drugs. The guy in the song is old, gray(with gray hair) black gentleman. At then end of the song he says "i saw him picking up my change" Tom T Hall also wrote "Haper Valley PTA" He lived to be 85 years old until he committed suicide
I didn't know that's how he died. That's so sad. I read he was on meds for pain. I'm so sorry to hear this.
he's sung it so many times... and yet... he draws you into the song... the intimate setting... the very "real" mood. I know that it touches me every time I hear it.
Tom T Hall is a master storyteller and his voice is so damned smooth and soothing. ❤
Tom's nickname is the story teller. Wrote many songs for himself and many others.
Tom T. Hall, highly empathetic & one of the best songwriters/ storytellers ever, is a DEEEEEP rabbit hole! If you like this song, you'll like Tom T. Hall's catalog. Try Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs, Homecoming, Ballad of 40 Dollars, A Week In A Country Jail, then even more.
We love you, Tom T. Faster Horses, Younger Women , Older Whiskey, More Money For a different philosophy of life.
Ironsides was a TV show from the mid 1970s starring Raymond Burr . It was a police inspector who had been paralyzed in the line of duty and was confined to a wheelchair. At that time wheelchairs were often made with metal plates on the sides of the chair to help people who had been using them for a long time and suffered from muscle degeneration to sit upright. The chairs were often called iron sided.
Thank you so much for this reaction. I have a wonderful story to share about his kindness.
As a young girl I loved his songs and the stories they told. Mom bought his albums just for me. Then she got tickets to see him at a small local nightclub here in Maryland. I cried, raised a fuss, but since 15 was a far cry from the mandatory 21 minimum age requirement, I couldn't go. However the angel that was Mom did something so loving for me that evening. She had Mr. Hall sign the back of her program for the show and personalize it to me. It simply read:
'Sandy, Wish you were here.
Love, Tom T Hall.'
Fast forwarding about 17 years later found me driving to Illinois to see my friends Sawyer Brown perform at the fair with my childhood hero opening for them. I brought my treasured autograph hoping to meet him. My dream came true when I met him that day and showed him my treasure. Since it was a program and had the date of that long ago show, he said he was touched that I had kept it all those years. He then signed it again under his original message with these words and that date:
'We finally meet after all these years. Thanks for being a lifelong fan.
Love, Tom T. Hall'
What a thoughtful, endearing man.
The sad part is that Mr. Hall died by suicide at age 85, at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on August 20, 2021, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Fortunately, his music lives on and whatever suffering he was enduring is over.
One of my favorite songs of all time
Tom T Hall has tons of songs. All of them great stories. Some Funny, a few sad but all good.
I had the great pleasure of seeing Tom T in concert when he toured here in Australia in the 1970's. He was much like he is here, casual, talkative, and crowd-friendly.
A master songwriter, lovingly known as "the Storyteller".
Sadly, he has now left us, but his songs will be eternal - RIP Tom
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A truly sad irony: I was listening to one of my Tom T Hall albums the other day and one of the songs was titled "The Man Who Shot Himself" - which is exactly how Tom's life ended.
Tom T Hall is such a great Singer, Songwriter & Storyteller. The Blackman is 65 with gray hair. It was he picked up his change.
This is definitely a worthy rabbithole.
Tom T hall was one of the greatest.I seen him in concert in 1978 in Amarillo Texas.
Yes, he said Gray Black gentleman, as in gray haired black man. Ironside was a tv show. People had respect for great singers so they would set and listen.
He has one of my favorite songs called I Remember the Day That Clayton Delaney Died. Heartbreaking and lovely.
Real name was Lonnie Easterly.
Tom T Hall is one of my all-time favorites...you will love. Homecoming. That's how I got to Memphis
This guy was SO good. Sneaky Snake.
Also, "The Little Lady Preacher."
And “I like beer!”
I Love is a simple song, but you'll get a mile wide smile from it.
My mother and her sisters knew Tom T. Hall before he became famous. He was from Olive Hill, Ky. My mother was from Salt Lick, Ky. There used to be a show house in Salt Lick and he would play there and my mother and her sisters would go see him. He also played on a local radio station and he used to dedicate songs to my mother's young sister Alma. He would tell the audience he was dedicating the song to his "little sugar booger". That's what he called my aunt Alma. My mom and her sisters talked fondly of Tom T. Hall. This song is my favorite.
Tom T. Hall was a story teller like no other. He had a conversation with an old gray-haired black gentleman. The old black man had more wisdom than most of us could ever comprehend. You can tell that in the story Tom T. tells. "Iron Sides" was a television show that was actually called "Iron Side" staring Perry Mason.
Tom T. was from a little town about 40 miles from me here...Olive Hill Ky. His brother used to dj at our local radio station here on the weekends.
I've loved this song every since it came out.
I'm an old radio dude and over the years have had a lot of opportunities to sit down with some notable performers. One of the first (In fact, now that I think off it, it was the first) was an evening spent on Tom T. Hall's bus, just chatting with him, and with the members of his back up group, The Storytellers, that included Johnny Rodriquez at that time. I was nervous at first, but they put me immediately at ease, and in the course of the couple of hours I was there, others popped in and out of the bus, including Jim Ed Brown. We talked, "T" sang a little and we even played a few hands of poker. It was like sitting down with family and as relaxing as you think it might be.
Sweetheart, it's so wonderful you have an appreciation for this music and those who offered them to us. I bought the record when it came out in 1975.🤠
RIP Tom T Hall '2021 (85yrs)
This song makes me cry every time. And it takes a LOT to hit my cry strings. ♥️
I hate to say it but I told you So long ago.
Tom T Hall the Master of story telling, that’s how he got the name.
The Story teller . ❤
Thanks for finally getting around to him.
Now do ( I remember the year Clayton Delaney died )
Thanks Britt. 😊
He was and is one of the great storytellers of all time, in his songs. Beloved by all the greats. Ironsides was a detective show on television. He was talking about a gray haired black man. Johnny cash said he was punching out windows and doors in Ft. Worth when he drinks.
it was and still is one of his most iconic songs, just like I Love you too, another tom t iconic song
Johnny Cash apparently when he drank got a little crazy and broke things like breaking out windows and such not broke out in a rash. That's actually pretty funny.
Tom T was a great storyteller… I’ve always loved his music and this song is a favorite. This is the first of your videos I’ve watched and I was mesmerized by your smile and your genuine appreciation for the artist. I’m now a subscriber.❤
I saw him in Owensboro Ky. in the 80's , he said somebody buy me a beer , I am thirsty and he got the beer took a drink , put it behind his back and pitched over his shoulder and caught it, took another drink and started singing I Like Beer , he put on a great show !
Tom T was one of the greatest story tellers……..I’m great full I was young enough then to hear all these wonderful country singers. I’m 75 I’ve heard Tom T and Roy Clark all my life there is no comparison to today music.
Tom T. Hall was a legend in Country Music. He was a storyteller. This performance was not long before he passed away.
What a heartfelt reaction, I loved it. Tom T Hall was always a soft spoken storyteller that was a joy to listen to.
I get teary every time I hear him sing "God bless little children while they're still too young to hate." I heard it first when I was a kid back in the 70s and those lyrics get me every single time. We can all take a lesson from that.
I am not a country music lover but country artists, especially the old timers, are the best story tellers. The best part of this is watching and listening to a beautiful young lady show appreciation for such music!
I am in my late 40s and most people my age never heard of hime. Lucky for me I grew up listening to him. I love this song. Thank you for reacting to it
Ironside was an old tv show staring Raymon Burr, who was a lawyer but in a wheelchair so he was handicapped. 1967- 1975, you will love all of Tom Ts songs they are great...
I'm 70 and been a Tom T. fan since I was a kid and got to see him perform a few times.
I used to play Tom T. Hall songs for my nephew. "Sneaky Snake" was always his favorite. 😂❤
Ironsides was a late 60'-early 70's police show starring Raymond Burr. Earlier Burr starred in "Godzilla" and did ten years as the TV lawyer Perry Mason. Now part of the nostalgia. Tom T. Hall was a bit of a character, talented, but also a character and always a story teller.
One Summer, back in the mid-70s, I was driving some curvy little narrow 2-lane Cascade mountain road in Washington state on my way to the little one-horse western town of Winthrop. One side of the road was a veritable wall of stone. On one of those stones, roughly the size of a basket ball, someone had painted in yellow letters: "Tom T. Hall was here". Now of course I have no idea if Tom T. Hall wrote that but, if he didn't, then I gotta wonder why someone would go to the trouble to do that? It was easy to drive past it and never see it. I only saw it because I just happened to have briefly glanced over at the side of road. Funny how a little momentary blip of an experience can stay with you for a life time. Thanks for sparking that old memory. If you like story songs then Tom T. is the man. He was literally known as "The Storyteller".
Tom T was great - "I Remember the Year that Clayton Delany Died", and "Solute to a Switch Blade" (hilarious) - Awesome story teller! Oh - and a similar song to this one - "Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs?", "Ballad of Forty Dollars" great story songs! oh... and 'I Love'
I don't say "I lose my train of thought anymore... now I just say "Hold on, I have derailed completely... what was I sayin'??!!" 😊😅😂😊
Girl, you just touched on a GOAT of country story telling. Try "A Week in a County Jail" or "Faster Horses". The list is too long for a YT comment.
"Ironsides" was a TV cop show starring Raymond Burr. He was the man that played Perry Mason for decades.
I still get tickled watching these reactions because I grew up on these songs. Seeing other people react brings me back to my childhood when my mom would put the records on and we'd sing along with all of them.
Tom T is probably one of the top singer storytellers out there. Ballad of Forty Dollars, I Like Beer, A Week In A County Jail, The Year That Clayton Delaney Died, and Country Is really show off his songwriting, storytelling, and singing.
I grew up listening to Tom T. Hall. My Daddy loved listening to him. In the song he says the man is watching Ironside on TV. I grew up watching Ironside(played by Raymond Burr). I never missed watching it. A gray black man: a black man with gray hair.
Yes watermelon wine is real. My great grandma made watermelon rin jelly. Way back then, nothing was thrown away, especially food wise.
Tom T is a legend. There are so many country songs that he either wrote or co-wrote that other country artists have recorded. Some of his songs he did record himself, but a lot of them he had others record, and they made it big with a lot of the songs he wrote.
Thanx for that Britt! Love your take and opinion on some of these old storytellers! If the world could be made up of these people to keep us entertained and happy we would be better off! Keep on keeping on! Love what you do for us! I just found you recently and subscribed! Helps that you have a beautiful smile and personality too!
My FIL’s cousin… he wrote the songs about stuff in Olive Hill that Grandpa told the true stories of… great family the Hall’s!!❤
He does "I Love" great tune and "400 hogs" Always took it as a gray haired black gentleman. Ironsides was a TV detective show (he was in a wheelchair)
Ironsides was a TV in the 60's. And the beginning of the song says "greyed (grey hair) black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge"
I was in the Radio business for more than 40 years, many of those as a Country Music Disk Jockey in West Virginia. Tom T Hall had been a DJ for a spell in tiny Spencer WV, writing songs, looking for his break. Like you, Britt, I love a good story teller. Newsmen like Paul Harvey, Comedians Like Red Skelton and Entertainers like Tennessee Ernie Ford. But one of the best was Tom T Hall. I remember well the first time I played Watermelon Wine on the air and it didn't take long to light up the phone lines...which in the the early 70s was akin to the "Likes" of TH-cam. I recommend that you pull up a lyric sheet of one of his songs and follow along as you listen. You'll laugh and cry and your cheeks will know you've been smilin'. There's always a Good Time spent with "The Storyteller", Tom T Hall. Great post, Britt.
One of the greatest song writers and story tellers in country music history. So many of his songs are real life experiences. I recommend you dig deep into his catalog. You will be entertained and learn about the soul of country music. Great reaction.
You have such respect and get it as a reactor to music and I'd say as a person.. Super enjoy you.. Tom T. Hall is legendary..
The line was " As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change." Tom T. was a master storyteller. " A week in a county jail" is freaking hilarious, and having driven across the country many times... it's pretty damned accurate.
God bless you, Britt. You ARE a country girl at heart. Its no coincidence Toms nickname WAS " the Ole Storyteller " He has songs that make you laugh and some will make you cry. " I Love " is one my Dad played with his band. " Faster Horses " and " Country is " are great songs. " Country Is " pretty much sums what it like to simply be Country. I agree whole heartedly with this song. Everybody knows Uncle Rick loves his dogs, his wine and you gotta love the babies. They're the best people on earth. You're right up there too,Lovely. ✌️❤️ from Ky.
Tom T. played in my Grandma's Tavern in St. Louis when he was first starting out. She said he was a hoot.
It's not loosing your train of thought......it's called " C.R.S." My grandpa made the best Watermelon Wine, he had an old dog, and I was 11 years old when he let me taste it. So I can relate to this sog.....Thanks Britt for bringing back memories to this old man....💘 ohhhh and Ironsides was an old detective show.
Tom T Hall was called the story teller. Oh, and Ironsides was a detective tv show in the 60s and 70s.
Such a great story teller and artist. He said Gray haired black gentleman. Iron sides was a tv show in the 70’s 😊
Ironside was a tv show from 1967 to 1975 starring Raymond Burr.
He was one of the great stroy teller and song wrighter. Nice to see this agin, thanks Brit.
He mentioned that the man had grey hair.
Iron sides refers to a tv show that was on tv years ago.
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Gray black gentlemen . He is saying that the black gentleman was old with gray hair. Just a great way of telling us that the old gentleman was old an wise about what in life is important. The simplest of things. Love Tom T. Hall. An American icon. R.I.P
The first song i ever heard from Tom T Hall was ballad of a switchblade knife. It was a hoot. I even ask the radio station at the time to give a heads up just before they would play it so I could record it off the radio. I am dating myself with that, chuckling. You cannot go wrong with anything sung by Tom T.
Wonderful to see someone of your generation appreciating music of of mine. Watermelon wine is best in Luling Texas during the Watermelon Thump Festival. And Iron side was an old law series on TV in the black and white days. Thank you young lady, sometimes... I like remembering.
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He is saying grayy (gray hair) black gentleman. Ironside was a TV show. He said change not chain. I've been waiting for to react to this song. It is a favorite of my brother and me. He is called the story teller.
hit me in my feelers, took me back to my mom singing this when I was young. I am 63 years old and I mis my momma.
Tom T. one of the greatist story tellers of our generation!
Tom T is the GOAT
These men and women were absolutely fantastic people. Very strong folk😊
Lady. I really like your humble demeanor. You are a beautiful young lady¡❤
The man's a towering legend Ballad Of Forty Dollars, I like Beer, A Week In A Country Jail, Salute To A Switchblade, Faster Horses and Ballad of 40 dollars
A "gray black man" is a gray-haired black man. 'Ironsides' was a TV show about a lawyer in a wheelchair. P.S.- most ALL entertainers of our Era (I'm 58) were just that, entertainers. They could tell a joke, sing, play, tell stories, etc... no auto-tune, just talent
One of the greatest songs ever written in Country Music History
Tom T Hall was one of the greatest country songwriters, ever. Ironsides was an old TV show. First song I ever learned on guitar was "Kiss An Angel Good Morning".
Tom T. Hall is known as the “story teller”. He was a prolific singer songwriter. His wife, Dixie and he wrote many hit songs that others have recorded. You should listen to some of their music. He was born in Mt. Olive, KY if I remember correctly.
Correction, it was Olive Hill, KY
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Tom T. was a country singer on the "folk" side of the genre. This song is reminiscent of Mr. Bo Jangles.
What a beautiful young women you are. Both me & my husband enjoy your spirit& personality. Your outlook & perspective are unique & beyond your years. Keep it up! You had my heart at Tom T Hall, my grandfather sang his songs to me, Appalachia roots grow deep in my DNA & heart.
Oh girl , I love Tom T Hall ❤
Tom T, was a story teller. His stories were from his life. I love and appreciate that you are reviewing and reacting to this. Earlier comments explain the storyline. Listen to more of his music and picture that that is images of his life. ❤