I presented my Tom T. Hall tribute show on 10 October 2021 following his passing on 20 August. As a child, Tom’s amazing song-writing and storytelling was something all my family loved; I found much joy and inspiration in the words and music.
The show was vastly different to Out of the Pan – nothing queer; all the same, still some sense of justice e.g. The Monkey Who Became President and Tom’s cover of John Prine’s Paradise (environment).
Song selection was hard because I love every Tom T. Hall song; as well as his more thoughtful songs, I hope the range I played conveyed love, including for his sense of humour and respect for country and bluegrass.
I wish listeners much enjoyment.
All songs performed by Tom T. Hall:
The Ballad of Forty Dollars
Margie’s at the Lincoln Park Inn
Salute to a Switchblade
The Year that Clayton Delaney Died
The Monkey Who Became President
The Story of Your Life
Country Is
Lyin Jim
Negatory Romance
Paradise
Your Man loves you Honey
Three Sofa Story
Greed Kills More People than Whiskey
Soldier of Fortune
Song of the South
A Headstone for Harry