If you want to have a peaceful, reminiscent day or night ,listen to only TOM T HALL music. Purity at its best. If you are at a certain age ,it makes you melancholy. It does me
I saw Tom T. hall play in Boulder Colorado back in 1975. It was in a school auditorium and he was great. Johnny Rodriguez got his start by playing with Tom t. Hall. Hall brought him from Texas and introduced him to Chet Atkins over at RCA.
This has always been my favorite song by him. My favorite line "God bless little children while they're still too young to hate" It gets me choked up every single time. So simple. So true. We should all learn from them
He was one of the best country story tellers, it so sad that at the end of his life he became very depressed & took his own life. May the Lord have mercy on his soul. Thank you for all the good memories & music Mr. Hall.
This was one of his masterpieces "The Year Clayton Delaney Died", "Ballad of Forty Dollars" and "Ravishing Ruby" are a few other and this is just my opinion. Others may have their own list of favorites this is just mine.
Tom T Hall was in my opinion one of the best writers of all time. Everything that he wrote was taken from life, real people and real situations. His stories talk about all the complexities of life, simplified and boiled down into a 3 minute tune. Each song paints a picture in your mind and you can almost see these folks as if you were watching a movie. You need to dive deeper and look up some of his lesser known stuff. One of my favorite songs that he wrote was a song called Second Handed Flowers. I am also very partial to a song he wrote called I Want To See The Parade... with all of the racial tension today, people could take a lesson from that little tune written by a simple country boy 50 years ago this year.
@@DjPjrocReacts911 Thank you my friend. I love to see people appreciating all types of music. Even if I don't regularly listen to a specific type of music because of my personal taste, I at least try to appreciate what the artists are trying to do and say, and understand what others are getting out of it. Understanding and appreciating music will open up your world! For me, it gave me a better understanding of my friends, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances etc, when I delved in to what they enjoy and actually understood it, then it gave me fuel to start conversations that I wouldn't have had without that because I can now relate. Hope that made sense! I've been watching you for a while, but just subscribed today. Keep up the great content!
You are awesome! Man, youtube has introduced me to a slew of reactors watching old music, but never has one of them done Tom T. Hall. And now, you've covered him twice. Thanks for helping keep his memory alive. It's sad how little attention his recent death even seemed to attract.
Tom T. said this was a true story. It happened in the summer of 1972. He was in Miami to make a short appearance/performance at the Democratic Nationla Convention, which was held there that year, and this was at the hotel bar.
Good stuff, Sir! Thank you for these reactions. Tom T. Is a great story teller, but I think his real talent is a little deeper than that. On the surface, most of Tom's songs are about very small, inconsequential situations. In his songs, Tom turns those insignificant things into a much broader picture of life. In this song, he takes a five minute conversation with a stranger and turns it into an entire philosophy on a content and simple way of life.
I heard Tom T talk about the Watermelon wine a few times and he said it’s actually referring to the process of hollowing out part of a watermelon and infusing it with vodka or other hard liquor. I loved this man my entire life. Thank you for your reaction. RIP Tom T.
My dad and my mother in law love Tom T. Everyone did. His were the songs that could rock you to sleep. He had a beautiful soul. My dad also loved Gene Watson. His favorite was “Paper Rosie”, but Ive never heard a bad one so any song by him is great.
Yes Tom t hall was a good singer. It is to bad he passed he was only one of a few that knew what music was. If you like that one you might want to go to porter Waggoner and a song called 100 dollar funeral.
I find your selection process of classics interesting !! Cant remember the last time i listen to this song. His recent passing on August 20 of this year was the end of the only classic country wrapper, lol. Its funny how our lives get so filled with unnecessary noise, fear and trouble. Maybe just wishful thinking, but I believe Tom and Tupac could have shared some great ideas together. Thanks Pj, you are a class act !!
One of the best story song writers. He wrote for a ton of other artists. When I was a little kid we had a 45 of his song "Sneaky Snake" and we would dance around wildly to it over and over. Still makes me smile when I hear it.
Just watched your reaction to your first Tom T song. While watching, I was thinking, I sure hope he'll listen to "Old Dogs". IMO, no music reaches down into our emotions or draws such pictures as country music. Keep it up, DJPJ!
Thank you for the reaction. I know this isn't really your thing but you approached it with respect and now you have mine. Keep up the good work, Dj Pj.
When I was about 12 I went to spend the summer with my Dad, and he had taken up a new hobby of making wine. When I walked into his house, there were glass jars of all sizes everywhere; all over the kitchen, the dining room and the living room...even on top of the TV. Excitedly, he gave me the tour of his experiments with all different kinds of grape wines, banana wine, tomato wine and just about anything he could imagine to try, but when it came to that big 5 gallon jar of watermelon wine, I didn't think he was ever going to stop talking about it. lol He was really proud of the watermelon wine. That was also the first time I ever went to a concert, which just happened to be Tom T. Hall, with Ray Price and Charlie Pride.
I'm a little late to the party but I am from the eastern shore , born and raised on the Mason Dixon Line (the state line between North and South that seperates Pennsylvania and Maryland) and my family goes back to the Appelachian Mountains in Southern Virginia, I make a wine from a recipe handed down to me by my great grandfather who was full blood irish. I make 5gal at a time , any fruit (except grapes) this wine has a "4 minute flavor" I call it , and yes I have made and had a drink or 2 of Watermellon Wine ...its just delicious..... at first it taste just like the bland rind but as you savour the flavor you taste the red fruit and then the sweetnes at the end. As you continue to drink it the rind flavor fades into the spectrum and after a glass all you can taste is Sweet Watermellon Wine. I can make any fruit into incredible wine in about 6 months. The alcohol is all natural and quite a different experience than regular wine (it'll kick your ass) I'm now in Carson City Nevada , hit me up if you want to get in on making a batch of Watermellon Wine from the fruit to the glass. My favorite thing to do is to turn people on to great grandpa's wine and hear them rediscover their wine palet , this isn't your sour , dry as a cat's ass, California Wine. This is wine the way it is supposed to be made , pure and natural. (5gal =30 bottles) If interested Contact me at admnltms69@gmail.com (ADAMSEDENWINE) Adam
I love all of Tom T's music! "Who's gonna feed them hogs?" One of my favorites. A shame he committed suicide this August 20, 2021! R.I.P! I really enjoy his music!
Along this same vein, try listening to some songs from Don Williams. In particular, two I can recommend right off is "Amanda" and " Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good". I love the story-teller music. Leonard Cohen is another favorite, especially his song "Hallelujah"
In this video Tom T. said the guy behind the bar was watching "some of that good old Nashville music" but in the record he says the guy behind the bar was watching "Ironsides on TV". This performance was probably 20 or so years after he recorded the song and I guess he thought no one would know what he was talking about if he said the guy was watching Ironsides. I will reveal my age, but I certainly know who Ironsides was.
Pj, I have my grandma's recipes. She doesn't have watermelon wine but she does have muscadine wine. It can't be that much different. If you want I'll make you some!
Pj...I recently ordered some watermelon wine from a winery outta Paduka KY called Purple Toad. Good stuff I tell ya, glad I ordered 2 bottles. I also ordered some strawberry wine. Country music makes you wonder what something tastes like. I don't know if all watermelon wine is the same, but I like this one. lol hope you see this after so many months.
Watermelon wine... start with places that sell live bait, fresh shrimp and gasoline. Go there for a month straight, then ask who the local bootlegger is.
You really should do The Funeral by Hank Williams Sr. It is one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. It does have some lyrics that wouldn't be made today, but it's nothing like David Allen Coes song.
Bruddah, you got to check out this duet by Tom T. Hall and Johnny Cash. Title? "Last of the Drifters". ! --Then, if you want to Double down on that, since its Tuesday (Two 4 Tuesday segments), Consider this song by George Jones. Title? "Who's gonna fill their shoes." I think you'd like it.
I was wondering if you could do a reaction for me ....I just found your channel. I think it great that you're open minded enough to try country music. Me request is This cowboys hat by Chris Ledoux. If you like story telling songs you will love this one!!! Thanks PJ roc you rock!!
A good song to react to is Conway Twittys (Saturday Night Special). AMAZON HAS WATERMELON WINE BASE. Easy to make. Just add some to a jar dilute with water add yeast.
"Homecoming" Now, being a hillbilly, I can tell you that the process to make that wine is pretty simple. The big thing is an airlock to let the gas off. I once made one by running tubing from a bottle to a pickle jar, lol. Just put air holes in the lid, run the tube below water in the jar and make sure you have a good seal on the jug/bottle where you're making the wine. I'm sure there's good recipes on TH-cam, as I've not made any from watermelon...yet. Tom T Hall has a small moonshine still on display at the Country Music Hall Of Fame from his younger years.
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PJrock..I love Tom T Hall..Always has great insights and leaves you dreaming.
This one makes me cry. The music is so beautiful, and the old man makes me sad.
My favorite Tom T. Hall song of all time!
I’m from Olive Hill, Kentucky. Hometown of Tom T Hall. Small town in Carter county Kentucky. RIP to the Storyteller 2021
Well hello Olive Hill!! Good to have you here @Matt McGlone
Loved Tom, even as an 80s metal head, he told great stories. ❤❤❤
There's a "Tom T. Hall Classics" Album you might enjoy. All his hits. Most based on true stories ❤🔥
If you want to have a peaceful, reminiscent day or night ,listen to only TOM T HALL music. Purity at its best. If you are at a certain age ,it makes you melancholy. It does me
I saw Tom T. hall play in Boulder Colorado back in 1975. It was in a school auditorium and he was great.
Johnny Rodriguez got his start by playing with Tom t. Hall. Hall brought him from Texas and introduced him to Chet Atkins over at RCA.
This has always been my favorite song by him. My favorite line "God bless little children while they're still too young to hate"
It gets me choked up every single time. So simple. So true. We should all learn from them
Indeed!
Amen
Amen. I was just listening to this again and thought to myself, how is it such a simple song can still move me so much after so many years.
He was considered the very best of country music's teller of stories.
Another great one by Tom T Hall is "Faster Horses (The Cowboy and The Poet).
Check out my reaction to that song.
🔥🔥🔥
Love this song, he also wrote a song called Harper Valley PTA
This is a true story about a gentleman who he actually met. Homecoming would be a great reaction
One of my favorite songs of all time! He is a poetic storyteller. May he rest in peace.
RIP
He ain’t called The Poet for nothing he’s wonderful
He was one of the best country story tellers, it so sad that at the end of his life he became very depressed & took his own life. May the Lord have mercy on his soul. Thank you for all the good memories & music Mr. Hall.
Bellísima y solemne canción. Es una manera de ver la vida muy filosóficamente.
Wonderful and very toushing 🤗Unforgettable song 💝
Watermelon wine is probably just a symbol of the small pleasures in life, which we make by yourselves.
Many, many years ago, I had friends who made watermelon wine. My, my, good stuff.
R.I.P. TOM T. HALL 83 YEARS OLD
Tom T Hall is the master of the Storytellers ! He had written hit songs for countless artists .
This is of course my favorite Tom T Hall song. But you talk about a story teller. Could listen to him all day.
This was one of his masterpieces "The Year Clayton Delaney Died", "Ballad of Forty Dollars" and "Ravishing Ruby" are a few other and this is just my opinion. Others may have their own list of favorites this is just mine.
Thanks Alan
I love “the year clayton Delaney died”. He was a great songwriter
The year Clayton Delaney died is my shit.. love that song.. and salute to a switchblade
Don't forget Sneaky Snake!
@@greggoodman3520 Anyone that has heard it can't ever forget Sneaky Snake
Bless you Tom.... What a singer songwriter you were..
Absolutely love this man ..
Tom T Hall was in my opinion one of the best writers of all time. Everything that he wrote was taken from life, real people and real situations. His stories talk about all the complexities of life, simplified and boiled down into a 3 minute tune. Each song paints a picture in your mind and you can almost see these folks as if you were watching a movie. You need to dive deeper and look up some of his lesser known stuff. One of my favorite songs that he wrote was a song called Second Handed Flowers. I am also very partial to a song he wrote called I Want To See The Parade... with all of the racial tension today, people could take a lesson from that little tune written by a simple country boy 50 years ago this year.
Thank you sir for being here. I appreciate your take
@@DjPjrocReacts911 Thank you my friend. I love to see people appreciating all types of music. Even if I don't regularly listen to a specific type of music because of my personal taste, I at least try to appreciate what the artists are trying to do and say, and understand what others are getting out of it. Understanding and appreciating music will open up your world! For me, it gave me a better understanding of my friends, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances etc, when I delved in to what they enjoy and actually understood it, then it gave me fuel to start conversations that I wouldn't have had without that because I can now relate. Hope that made sense! I've been watching you for a while, but just subscribed today. Keep up the great content!
My favorite song by the old Storyteller.
Listen to I like beer by Tom T !!
It makes me a jolly good fellow...
You are awesome! Man, youtube has introduced me to a slew of reactors watching old music, but never has one of them done Tom T. Hall. And now, you've covered him twice. Thanks for helping keep his memory alive. It's sad how little attention his recent death even seemed to attract.
Tom T. said this was a true story. It happened in the summer of 1972. He was in Miami to make a short appearance/performance at the Democratic Nationla Convention, which was held there that year, and this was at the hotel bar.
If you have a porch. Go out on it this evening and turn on Tom. Maybe have some Watermelon Wine. Snap some Peas.. 🤠
Sounds good to me
Man i miss the 70s.....elvis was alive...and all these"old"country singers were in their prime....
Good stuff, Sir! Thank you for these reactions.
Tom T. Is a great story teller, but I think his real talent is a little deeper than that. On the surface, most of Tom's songs are about very small, inconsequential situations. In his songs, Tom turns those insignificant things into a much broader picture of life. In this song, he takes a five minute conversation with a stranger and turns it into an entire philosophy on a content and simple way of life.
Liked, and wish I could like more than once.
👊👍👏👏👏
Rest well, Storyteller.
This was one of my favorite songs when I was about five years old.
You & I of an age where this song makes a lot of sense.
I heard Tom T talk about the Watermelon wine a few times and he said it’s actually referring to the process of hollowing out part of a watermelon and infusing it with vodka or other hard liquor. I loved this man my entire life. Thank you for your reaction. RIP Tom T.
My dad and my mother in law love Tom T. Everyone did. His were the songs that could rock you to sleep. He had a beautiful soul. My dad also loved Gene Watson. His favorite was “Paper Rosie”, but Ive never heard a bad one so any song by him is great.
Yes Tom t hall was a good singer. It is to bad he passed he was only one of a few that knew what music was. If you like that one you might want to go to porter Waggoner and a song called 100 dollar funeral.
What a title, gotta check that out.
Let me know if you do check it out what you think of the song
Believe it or not, George Burns did a great version of this song on one of his early ‘80s albums.
My dad bought some watermelon wine in Hammond, Louisiana one time. Hammond raises a lot of strawberries.
Once had a girlfriend from Hammond. She never brought me any watermelon wine.
I find your selection process of classics interesting !! Cant remember the last time i listen to this song. His recent passing on August 20 of this year was the end of the only classic country wrapper, lol. Its funny how our lives get so filled with unnecessary noise, fear and trouble. Maybe just wishful thinking, but I believe Tom and Tupac could have shared some great ideas together. Thanks Pj, you are a class act !!
Agreed! You said it, noise! Do not become a pawn in the game of life. Peace to you brother.
One of the best story song writers. He wrote for a ton of other artists. When I was a little kid we had a 45 of his song "Sneaky Snake" and we would dance around wildly to it over and over. Still makes me smile when I hear it.
The storyteller!!! Wow! I haven't heard this song in a long time. ❤
Just watched your reaction to your first Tom T song. While watching, I was thinking, I sure hope he'll listen to "Old Dogs". IMO, no music reaches down into our emotions or draws such pictures as country music. Keep it up, DJPJ!
Thank you for the reaction. I know this isn't really your thing but you approached it with respect and now you have mine. Keep up the good work, Dj Pj.
Thank you
I got some apple wine that is just about ready to be sweetened & bottled
When I was about 12 I went to spend the summer with my Dad, and he had taken up a new hobby of making wine. When I walked into his house, there were glass jars of all sizes everywhere; all over the kitchen, the dining room and the living room...even on top of the TV. Excitedly, he gave me the tour of his experiments with all different kinds of grape wines, banana wine, tomato wine and just about anything he could imagine to try, but when it came to that big 5 gallon jar of watermelon wine, I didn't think he was ever going to stop talking about it. lol He was really proud of the watermelon wine. That was also the first time I ever went to a concert, which just happened to be Tom T. Hall, with Ray Price and Charlie Pride.
Very nice! Thank you so much for sharing.
I've always loved this song, now that I turned 70😥😔❤️
I think its my favorite by him so far
I'm a little late to the party but I am from the eastern shore , born and raised on the Mason Dixon Line (the state line between North and South that seperates Pennsylvania and Maryland) and my family goes back to the Appelachian Mountains in Southern Virginia, I make a wine from a recipe handed down to me by my great grandfather who was full blood irish. I make 5gal at a time , any fruit (except grapes) this wine has a "4 minute flavor" I call it , and yes I have made and had a drink or 2 of Watermellon Wine ...its just delicious..... at first it taste just like the bland rind but as you savour the flavor you taste the red fruit and then the sweetnes at the end. As you continue to drink it the rind flavor fades into the spectrum and after a glass all you can taste is
Sweet Watermellon Wine.
I can make any fruit into incredible wine in about 6 months. The alcohol is all natural and quite a different experience than regular wine
(it'll kick your ass)
I'm now in Carson City Nevada , hit me up if you want to get in on making a batch of Watermellon Wine from the fruit to the glass.
My favorite thing to do is to turn people on to great grandpa's wine and hear them rediscover their wine palet , this isn't your sour , dry as a cat's ass, California Wine. This is wine the way it is supposed to be made , pure and natural.
(5gal =30 bottles)
If interested Contact me at admnltms69@gmail.com
(ADAMSEDENWINE)
Adam
@Adam Thomas
Dry as a cat's ass? I'm seriously in tears right now. I can't stop laughing! You will be hearing from me soon brother, thak you.
Awesome reaction ♥️ The year “Clayton Delaney Died” is a great true song about his young life.
Thank you
I love all of Tom T's music! "Who's gonna feed them hogs?" One of my favorites. A shame he committed suicide this August 20, 2021! R.I.P! I really enjoy his music!
Love this one!
Me too!
Mr. Hall died 42 days ago. You should check out his song "I Love."
Oh yes, that's my favorite by this great musician, nobody doesn't love Tom T. Hall. (xcept fools, maybe)
Lol
Thanks for the music. Good luck Pj!
Thank you
That's how I got to Memphis!
Thanks !! my favorite
He wrote a song called
Little Bitty. Don't know if he ever recorded it, but it was a big hit for Alan Jackson.
Tom T had half a century of recordings and I have not found one I didn't like.
That speaks volumes! Thanks for stopping by
❤❤❤❤❤
He got Willie understanding
heck yeah, that's a good one
Now you understand why they called him"The Old Storyteller".
Yeah, i do. Two songs in, yup.
Great reaction. Keep up the good work.
Along this same vein, try listening to some songs from Don Williams. In particular, two I can recommend right off is "Amanda" and " Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good". I love the story-teller music. Leonard Cohen is another favorite, especially his song "Hallelujah"
Tom T. Hall - "I Like Beer" or "Faster Horses" or. "Fox On the Run" (in case you haven't done them yet).
Check out my playlist for faster horses.
@@DjPjrocReacts911 ... thank you.
In this video Tom T. said the guy behind the bar was watching "some of that good old Nashville music" but in the record he says the guy behind the bar was watching "Ironsides on TV". This performance was probably 20 or so years after he recorded the song and I guess he thought no one would know what he was talking about if he said the guy was watching Ironsides. I will reveal my age, but I certainly know who Ironsides was.
CBS right?
Pj, I have my grandma's recipes. She doesn't have watermelon wine but she does have muscadine wine. It can't be that much different. If you want I'll make you some!
Heck yeah! I'd love some
Pj...I recently ordered some watermelon wine from a winery outta Paduka KY called Purple Toad. Good stuff I tell ya, glad I ordered 2 bottles. I also ordered some strawberry wine. Country music makes you wonder what something tastes like. I don't know if all watermelon wine is the same, but I like this one. lol hope you see this after so many months.
@terri sue I did finally get my hands on a bottle a few months back. Great stuff! loved it.
Great reaction!! Can't go wrong with Tom T Hall. He has tons of great songs. 🤘Rock On!🤘
I love the story teller!
Watermelon wine... start with places that sell live bait, fresh shrimp and gasoline. Go there for a month straight, then ask who the local bootlegger is.
Well, that's one way to get some. Thanks
Man you got it.
Brad Paisley
He Didn’t Have To
You really should do The Funeral by Hank Williams Sr. It is one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. It does have some lyrics that wouldn't be made today, but it's nothing like David Allen Coes song.
Sold! Its on my list. Thanks
I just listened to The Funeral. Beautiful!
I believe that you will love Tracy Byrd Watermelon Crawl
Once again I caught you doing your thing keep up the good work
You still moving houses?
You Tube DIY Fermentation will show you how to make some.
Yeah, ill be making some soon
Bruddah, you got to check out this duet by Tom T. Hall and Johnny Cash. Title? "Last of the Drifters". !
--Then, if you want to Double down on that, since its Tuesday (Two 4 Tuesday segments), Consider this song by George Jones. Title? "Who's gonna fill their shoes."
I think you'd like it.
One of the best Tom T Hall songs in my opinion is "Homecoming" not much singing but really good story.
Check out his song I Love.
I was wondering if you could do a reaction for me ....I just found your channel. I think it great that you're open minded enough to try country music. Me request is This cowboys hat by Chris Ledoux. If you like story telling songs you will love this one!!! Thanks PJ roc you rock!!
Thanks for stopping by brother. I will add it to the list.
Where to get watermelon wine? You make it yourself.
Wine stores
A good song to react to is Conway Twittys (Saturday Night Special). AMAZON HAS WATERMELON WINE BASE. Easy to make. Just add some to a jar dilute with water add yeast.
Thanks!
Listen to Faster Horses
th-cam.com/video/7rC7cQ3nBWQ/w-d-xo.html. Faster Horses
I had some many moons ago
Time to calm down.
"Homecoming"
Now, being a hillbilly, I can tell you that the process to make that wine is pretty simple. The big thing is an airlock to let the gas off. I once made one by running tubing from a bottle to a pickle jar, lol.
Just put air holes in the lid, run the tube below water in the jar and make sure you have a good seal on the jug/bottle where you're making the wine.
I'm sure there's good recipes on TH-cam, as I've not made any from watermelon...yet.
Tom T Hall has a small moonshine still on display at the Country Music Hall Of Fame from his younger years.
Thanks brother
If you haven't got any by now, say so in your next video
I got some at a farmers market in Orange California of all places. I'm gonna stick with whisky.
@@DjPjrocReacts911 Orange County Cali? That's far from watermelon wine. That's Cali sewer water. Ha
Is this it ???? Dont even bother posting anything !!!
Ok, ill take your advice
That's How I Got To Memphis! I was looking for some Watermelon Wine! Buy a watermelon, find a recipe and have at it.
@Cassie Carso
I had some, very good stuff. It was ok, well, it was aiight.