Storyteller Poet (1995) (Incl. 32 Pg. Booklet )

Product Summary Label: Uni/mercury Nashville UPC: 00731452699220 Release Date: 11/14/1995 Buy.com Sku: 60395555 Item#: MLX666 Buy.com Sales Rank: 2060 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine ~ Tom T. Hall 2. Magnificent Music Machine ~ Tom T. Hall 3. Million Miles To The City, A ~ Tom T. Hall 4. I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew ~ Tom T. Hall 5. Hitch-Hiker, The ~ Tom T. Hall 6. Ballad Of Forty Dollars ~ Tom T. Hall 7. I Hope It Rains At My Funeral ~ Tom T. Hall 8. Turn It On, Turn It On, Turn It On ~ Tom T. Hall 9. Strawberry Farms ~ Tom T. Hall 10. Watergate Blues ~ Tom T. Hall 11. I Want To See The Parade ~ Tom T. Hall 12. 100 Children ~ Tom T. Hall 13. Year That Clayton Delaney Died, The ~ Tom T. Hall 14. Son Of Clayton Delaney, The ~ Tom T. Hall 15. Old Side Of Town, The ~ Tom T. Hall 16. I Can't Dance ~ Tom T. Hall 17. Last Of The Drifters - (with Johnny Cash) ~ Tom T. Hall 18. Mama Bake A Pie ~ Tom T. Hall 19. Week In A Country Jail, A ~ Tom T. Hall 20. Spokane Motel Blues ~ Tom T. Hall 21. Homecoming ~ Tom T. Hall 22. Ravishing Ruby ~ Tom T. Hall 23. Hello, We're Lonely - (with Patti Page) ~ Tom T. Hall 24. Down At The Mall ~ Tom T. Hall 25. Fox On The Run ~ Tom T. Hall Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Shoeshine Man ~ Tom T. Hall 2. Flat Footin' It ~ Tom T. Hall 3. Old Five And Dimers Like Me ~ Tom T. Hall 4. Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me ~ Tom T. Hall 5. More About John Henry ~ Tom T. Hall 6. Give Her My Best - (previously unreleased) ~ Tom T. Hall 7. Pamela Brown ~ Tom T. Hall 8. I Flew Over Our House Last Night ~ Tom T. Hall 9. Molly And Tenbrooks - (with Bill Monroe) ~ Tom T. Hall 10. Monkey That Became President, The ~ Tom T. Hall 11. That's How I Got To Memphis ~ Tom T. Hall 12. Mama's Got The Catfish Blues ~ Tom T. Hall 13. I Like Beer ~ Tom T. Hall 14. Day Drinkin' - (with Dave Dudley) ~ Tom T. Hall 15. That Song Is Driving Me Crazy ~ Tom T. Hall 16. Salute To A Switchblade ~ Tom T. Hall 17. Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn ~ Tom T. Hall 18. Subdivision Blues ~ Tom T. Hall 19. America The Ugly ~ Tom T. Hall 20. Hang Them All ~ Tom T. Hall 21. Levi Jones - (previously unreleased) ~ Tom T. Hall 22. Faster Horses ~ Tom T. Hall 23. I'm Forty Now ~ Tom T. Hall 24. Deal ~ Tom T. Hall 25. Me And Jesus ~ Tom T. Hall (P) 1995 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 1995 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Tom T. Hall (vocals, guitar); Johnny Cash, Patti Page, Dave Dudley (vocals); Jerry Kennedy (6 & 12-string guitars, dobro, sitar); Randy Scruggs (guitar, banjo); Ray Edenton (guitar, mandolin); Dale Sellers, (guitar, dobro); Harold Bradley (guitar, electric bass); Jerry Shook, Chip Young (guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar, dobro); Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Bobby Thompson (dobro, banjo); Bill Monroe, Donna Stoneman, Jodi Drumwright (mandolin); Vassar Clements, Johnny Gimble, Murrell Counts (fiddle); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, vibraphone, marimba, bass); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano, organ); Bob Moore, Henry Strzelecki (bass); Buddy Harmon (drums). Producer: Jerry Kennedy. Compilation producer: Robert K. Oermann. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee between 1968 and 1976. Includes liner notes by Robert K. Oermann. Digitally remastered by Gary Mayo (Polygram Studios). Besides being one of the finest, most original country songwriters, Tom T. Hall was a key transitional figure between the straight-laced Nashville Sound of the 1960s and the iconoclastic Outlaw Country of the '70s. Hall's uniquely detailed, narrative lyrics were like short stories set to music. Some were character studies ("I Hope it Rains at My Funeral"), some were novelistic observations ("Ballad of Forty Dollars"), and some were well-spun tall tales ("A Week in a Country Jail"), with the best of them included here on this generous two-disc anthology. Hall's guy-next-door vocal delivery is a perfect, low-key vehicle for his sharply written story-songs, whether he's describing a killer's electrocution ("Turn it On, Turn it On, Turn it On") or an itinerant musician's strained relationship with his father ("Homecoming"). Besides the brilliant writing, the key that really turns the lock here is Hall's indefatigable sense of humor, adding sparkle to even the darkest tales. STORYTELLER, POET, PHILOSOPHER is the definitive collection of this one-of-a-kind artist's work. The double-disc box set Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher concentrates on Tom T. Hall's talents as a narrative songwriter, eschewing some of his better-known novelties for lesser-known, but better-written, serious songs. That doesn't mean the box is devoid of hits -- all of the important ones are here. What it does mean is that Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher is the first Tom T. Hall compilation to convey accurately the scope of his talents, as well as his achievements. ~ Thom Owens Musical Guests Johnny Cash Patti Page Dave Dudley Bill Monroe   Artist Overview Tom T. Hall was enormously successful on the country music scene of the '60s and '70s thanks to his unique songwriting style. He mated simple melodies to a narrative lyrical approach more akin to short story writers like O. Henry than to any other country artists. By the '80s his output and performance schedule slowed, but he remained active into the 21st century. Artist Influences Bob Dylan | Hank Williams | Harlan Howard | Johnny Cash | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Willie Nelson | Woody Guthrie Artist Contemporaries Billy Joe Shaver | Bobby Bare | John Prine | Kris Kristofferson | Merle Haggard | Shel Silverstein | Waylon Jennings Artist Followers Charlie Robison | Dave Alvin | Freedy Johnston | Iris DeMent | Joe Ely | Joe Henry | Lyle Lovett | Robert Earl Keen | Steve Earle | Tom Russell | Townes Van Zandt   Compilation Appearances Saturday Night & Sunday Big Tiger Roars Again Rg To Bluegrass Classic Country: great Story Songs Outlaws Of Country Classic Country Classic Country More Great Story Song 101 Country And Western Greats Hits-B Country Outlaws 40 Classic Country:crazy Country Hits Classic Country Gold Superstars Of Country: Live #1 Country Hits Of The 70's #1 Country Hits-3cd Tin Charlie Louvin (Dig) Country Number 1's Music Of Coal(w/ Book) Coal Country Music   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Scruggs, Earl The Story Is... The Songs of Tom T. Hall ~ Sizemore, Charlie Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 11/14/1995 Original Release Date : 1995 Catalog ID : 526 992 Label : Mercury Nashville Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00731452699220    Product Image