Haunting lyrics. Tom T. Halls songs always tell a story. This story is about all the guitar picker's that didn't make it, or didn't care to. Great song. Love it. Always did.
I always loved this song. I lived 2 houses down from a guy that was an amazing guitar player. He was so much better than I ever was. I'd work on a piece for a week, play it for Gary, and he'd smile, and tell me, "That's really good, but I think it goes like this", and though he had never played it, he would do it perfect. Later I had an old 1960 Olds station wagon, and we used it to transport his groups equipment to gigs downstate from East Peoria. There were times we slept in the car, no food, very little sleep. I guess I was his first roadie. Later that same group renamed itself REO Speedwagon. I miss my friend Gary RIchrath, Rest In Peace Gary.
My dad use to tell me put my old guitar away ain't no money in it and it'll lead you to a early grave. So I heard this song when I was 6. I just got done picking it and was recalling my childhood. I know now I'm poor a poor person can't go anywhere and I've seen and heard MANY MANY people who could play and sing better than anyone I've heard in Nashville in the past 40 years and they hard working poor common people. I been to Star search played in bands and made some albums but here I am at home poor. I'm glad some of the old outlaws and common people made it back then or we'd have no good music.
You are right,the best country singer/songwriter ever,his songs/stories are so true to life,i love the one about the letters,have lots of his LPs and play them all the time.
I am grateful to have Tom T. Hall when I was 6 years old. HE was about to get on his bus after a show and he saw me with my autograph book and though he was dog tired he came down and signed it and was so nice to me. I always remember his songs I loved "Sneaky Snake" as a kid and had his albums. My God I miss people like this ! Songs with heart!
I am now a fan of Tom T. Hall. Everyone said he's just a storyteller but he's also one heck of a singer. I really like him. THe 1st time I saw him was with Tammy Wynette's show he was good, but now he's really likable to listen to. Way to go Tom T. Hall.
ah guys , preserve such soul in country music . I am afraid when i will finally be able to reach nashville , tennesse . I wont be able to hear such soulful songs , ahh ahh i like those singers so badly . Even being 12 time zones away and growing up and living in complete different world . .
I love this song because it brings back a childhood memory for me. When I was abt 8 or 9 we lived in the country and our closest neighbor was a young man named Ed who played guitar and sang at festivals, street dances,,etc. My Dad played guitar and sang as a hobby,and Ed wld often visit us and they wld play together. I probably had a little bit of a crush and remember how kind he was to me. He always had something nice to say and wld sometimes play Basketball with me (I was a tomboy back then).. Time went on as it does and he moved away and gt married. He and his wife started having problems and she went to stay with her parents. He went to try to talk to her and was asked by her dad to leave, so he walked away, but as he did the dad shot him in the back and murdered him. I can't express how heartbroken I was when we heard the news. I was abt 10 or 11 by that time. The no good SOB who killed him died in prison for what he did. That line "Nobody ever knew it but I went out in the woods and I cried" is exactly what I did. I guess I thought if I cried in front of my parents I wldnt be able to stop. Ed was a wonderful person who didn't deserve such a terrible thing! He left this world way too soon but I carry his memory in my heart. Sorry the post is so long but that's my story of who this song makes me think of. Rest In Peace Ed ❤
I noticed that someone made a comment about Clayton teaching Tom how to drink booze at a young age. That certainly didn't apply in my case and I doubt it did in Tom's either. He said he changed the name and age so he probably changed other things as well. To me this is a song of tribute for anyone who looked up to someone as a kid who was a musician but made time to make us feel cared about
Velina This song reaches down in side and makes you fill pain, love, good&bad times of life and friends sounds like ED was the kind of person to look up to and call a friend and I bet your the same kind person. As he sounds like he was a find person to spend time with. Thanks for posting and letting people get to know ED just a little
I think that is a sad, but poignant story. Thanks for sharing it. It's funny, isn't it, how great music can affect us in such a deeply personal way? Good songwriting never gets old.
For some odd reason this just made me think of grandfather who suffered PTSD from veitnam (70-71) and drank until 2006 when when he had triple heart bypass surgery. I was 12 at the time and for the next 3 year no matter how sick my grandfather felt we would a aways go fishing and I always heard these old songs. He would do whatever he could no matter the cost for his family. Im now 24 and I drink and love these old songs and in some odd way this song is him.
Thank you. There are so many good songs that I remember the song but not the name. Sometimes the station names it and the artist, but not always. Or I don't have a pencil and my memory holds for about five minutes.
i have always thought the world of tom t hall,i was a kid in the early 1970's.tom t hall was my hero.he reminded me of my song writng family.the wilsons ,the warriners of russell county ky.good times.
Yep another top song, do love the TomT Hall hope he's living a good life in his twilight years and we get to treasure the ones he's writing now later in our life to look back on
@kirbyj72 Hi, I listened to that album heaps when I was a kid. Fox of Fox Hollow was the album. My 2 older kids who are now 15 and 19 loved it to. I now have a 2 year old and decided to track down the CD. I bought a CD that had all of the songs from the original album, plus some newer kids songs that he did. Country Songs for Children. I live in Australia and I ordered it via Amazon. My 2 year old says Sneaky Snake as soon as we get in the car. !!! I still love it too ! Good luck
i liked this clip...i would like to have seen even more particularly when he spoke of his songwriting success of having 8 songs on the country charts at one time, which i think is a feat yet to be equaled in country music for a songwriter. i like it when Tom talks of his life and his encounters with show-biz people. I have that "Son of Clayton Delaney" song the other commentator mentioned. It's rare...from RCA Records. I have it on an Import CD from Australia on Camden Records from 1997.
Haunting lyrics. Tom T. Halls songs always tell a story. This story is about all the guitar picker's that didn't make it, or didn't care to. Great song. Love it. Always did.
One of the best songwriters in the business
One of the most distinctive voices in Country.
I always loved this song. I lived 2 houses down from a guy that was an amazing guitar player. He was so much better than I ever was. I'd work on a piece for a week, play it for Gary, and he'd smile, and tell me, "That's really good, but I think it goes like this", and though he had never played it, he would do it perfect.
Later I had an old 1960 Olds station wagon, and we used it to transport his groups equipment to gigs downstate from East Peoria. There were times we slept in the car, no food, very little sleep. I guess I was his first roadie.
Later that same group renamed itself REO Speedwagon.
I miss my friend Gary RIchrath, Rest In Peace Gary.
Incredible memory, thank you for sharing
❤
I love Tom's picking and singing , he has a very unique style and a wonderful voice .
Always loved Tom T. His 'story' songs are still some of the very best country has to offer.
Good childhood memories here. My gram used to blast Tom T Hall We would all jump and rn around dancing and singing. Never forget a good time.
My dad use to tell me put my old guitar away ain't no money in it and it'll lead you to a early grave. So I heard this song when I was 6. I just got done picking it and was recalling my childhood. I know now I'm poor a poor person can't go anywhere and I've seen and heard MANY MANY people who could play and sing better than anyone I've heard in Nashville in the past 40 years and they hard working poor common people. I been to Star search played in bands and made some albums but here I am at home poor. I'm glad some of the old outlaws and common people made it back then or we'd have no good music.
We just had the conversation at my house....success in music often is not the most talent but maybe who you know @gregoryb2999
His voice is the true sound of country music.
I've loved this song from the first time I heard it. Even before I grasped the story, I really felt the music.
Sean Wilkinson ME TOO!
@@haileycharles7848 ⁸⁸8⁸
This man's body of work is a masterpiece.
"THE STORYTELLER"
class ..class is Tom T.
You are right,the best country singer/songwriter ever,his songs/stories are so true to life,i love the one about the letters,have lots of his LPs and play them all the time.
We can all relate to this song since we all probably had a elder or uncle in our life just like Clayton Delaney. Long live Tom T.
this the Tom T in Fla?
Still bring tears to my eyes , what a song, what a singer :(
To me, this is one of Tom T's greatest songs---and he has many! He & Miss Dixie are just national treasures! God Bless them both!! :)
Tom, I can almost smell onions on your breath. God bless you.
to bad there weren't more songwriters like TOM T. HALL
amen!
BEEN LOVIN THIS TALE FOR SOME TIME....AT 80 SEEMS EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL....TOM T. DONE MUCH GOOD STUFF!!!
I'm nineteen, and I'm proud to say, I love this kind of music. It's real and it tells a story, this man is why I started playing guitar.
I am grateful to have Tom T. Hall when I was 6 years old. HE was about to get on his bus after a show and he saw me with my autograph book and though he was dog tired he came down and signed it and was so nice to me. I always remember his songs I loved "Sneaky Snake" as a kid and had his albums. My God I miss people like this ! Songs with heart!
I am now a fan of Tom T. Hall. Everyone said he's just a storyteller but he's also one heck of a singer. I really like him. THe 1st time I saw him was with Tammy Wynette's show he was good, but now he's really likable to listen to. Way to go Tom T. Hall.
This song just rang a bell in me. I loved it then and now.
ah guys , preserve such soul in country music . I am afraid when i will finally be able to reach nashville , tennesse . I wont be able to hear such soulful songs , ahh ahh i like those singers so badly . Even being 12 time zones away and growing up and living in complete different world . .
Tom T Hall is the best there is like a TRUE story teller LOVE U TOM
Such a wonderful song. This is country music.
I love this song because it brings back a childhood memory for me. When I was abt 8 or 9 we lived in the country and our closest neighbor was a young man named Ed who played guitar and sang at festivals, street dances,,etc. My Dad played guitar and sang as a hobby,and Ed wld often visit us and they wld play together. I probably had a little bit of a crush and remember how kind he was to me. He always had something nice to say and wld sometimes play Basketball with me (I was a tomboy back then).. Time went on as it does and he moved away and gt married. He and his wife started having problems and she went to stay with her parents. He went to try to talk to her and was asked by her dad to leave, so he walked away, but as he did the dad shot him in the back and murdered him. I can't express how heartbroken I was when we heard the news. I was abt 10 or 11 by that time. The no good SOB who killed him died in prison for what he did. That line "Nobody ever knew it but I went out in the woods and I cried" is exactly what I did. I guess I thought if I cried in front of my parents I wldnt be able to stop. Ed was a wonderful person who didn't deserve such a terrible thing! He left this world way too soon but I carry his memory in my heart. Sorry the post is so long but that's my story of who this song makes me think of. Rest In Peace Ed ❤
I noticed that someone made a comment about Clayton teaching Tom how to drink booze at a young age. That certainly didn't apply in my case and I doubt it did in Tom's either. He said he changed the name and age so he probably changed other things as well. To me this is a song of tribute for anyone who looked up to someone as a kid who was a musician but made time to make us feel cared about
Velina
This song reaches down in side and makes you fill pain, love, good&bad times
of life and friends sounds like ED was the kind of person to look up to and
call a friend and I bet your the same kind person. As he sounds like he was
a find person to spend time with. Thanks for posting and letting people
get to know ED just a little
I think that is a sad, but poignant story. Thanks for sharing it. It's funny, isn't it, how great music can affect us in such a deeply personal way? Good songwriting never gets old.
velina welch Thank You so much, and many never have the guts to swallow their pride and ask an x fir reconciliation. Now I know o don't either lol
Velina, that is such a sad story. I'm sorry for your loss. As I read your story I couldn't help but be saddened by it. God Bless you and yours.
we still love you tom t hall
I Love THIS SONG! Tom T Hall is an unsung hero in my woe begotten eye!
One of my favourite song, of Tom. Thanks. 👍👍👍👏👏👏
I think he is one of the best story telling story telling singers I have ever heard!!
me to i am nineteen too and proud to call this my kind of music!!
This was my late husband's favorite song and singer.So for 2 reasons I LOVE this one for us.
Good role models are hard to come by, "Clayton Delaney" did a good job setting an example for the great Tom T. Hall
I love his honesty. I also once saw him sing homecoming on the show but no longer can I find it. Heart broken me hopes to find it again one day
this man is a true legend mr. tom t hall i love his music show me somebody who can out write this man, i,ve never meet him
For some odd reason this just made me think of grandfather who suffered PTSD from veitnam (70-71) and drank until 2006 when when he had triple heart bypass surgery. I was 12 at the time and for the next 3 year no matter how sick my grandfather felt we would a aways go fishing and I always heard these old songs. He would do whatever he could no matter the cost for his family. Im now 24 and I drink and love these old songs and in some odd way this song is him.
Another real honest to goodness song writer. Great song, Tom T!
Thank you for posting this video. Always appreciate Tom T's sincerity
My favorite tom t. tune :)
Garry Hall
thats an amazing song
i used to listen to this with my dad who lives up north brings back memories =)
great singer and song writer
Completly correct, One of the best story tellers in music!!
Hands down
My mother would listen to him all the time and I loved it
Good ole country music
Heard the song a thousand times, never gets old
a true country classic
Thank you for posting this I really enjoy Mr. Tom T. Hall. Great story teller and fine entertainer...
What a voice! Always loved this guy and his songs!!
i used to listen to this when i traveled with mum and dad and still love it
This man was born to sing
I saw Tom perform in Auckland New Zealand. an awesome show. Great days of youth I thought would last forever.
This is Tom T's best song.
I love the story behind this song
Thank you. There are so many good songs that
I remember the song but not the name. Sometimes the station names it and the artist, but not always. Or I don't have a pencil and my memory holds for about five minutes.
These tunes bring back alot of memories
Always liked Tom T. So good to hear him again .
love this song
This 85 year old grew up on classic Country Music
One of the great ones that I grew up listening to
i have always thought the world of tom t hall,i was a kid in the early 1970's.tom t hall was my hero.he reminded me of my song writng family.the wilsons ,the warriners of russell county ky.good times.
A great story telleer. Like Tom T
my favorite songwriter of all
Howdy
Excelent
thanks for sharing this
Rich in WV
that is a great song for all our guitar hero;s lol couldn;t make a living but they sure could play guitar
Tom t hall number one
Yep another top song, do love the TomT Hall hope he's living a good life in his twilight years and we get to treasure the ones he's writing now later in our life to look back on
Wow im soo lucky as a fan to get to see this..
I love that song.
They don't make country music like this anymore 🙁🙁😢😢😢😭😭😭😭
love it
Ive been listening since 1981.love this song.
this and Fox on the Run are my favorites by Tom. i also like Whose gonna feed them hogs.
Great story nice post
Tom T Hall's music transcends all music genres.
A soul stirrer fo' sure!
One of the greats
im watching with my 2 yr daughter... like i learned bout tom, some 30 years later
an amazing underrated guitar player, He made that ovation sing.
Great country classic 2018 👍
Thanks!
Because they're all great!
great song
absolutely perfect
Yep! Most of our friends are afraid they're gonna' end up in one of our songs! Keep tellin' those stories folks!
just fantastic
A true troubador!!
I am heartbroken watching this
Utterly beautiful.
I think this tells me I've lived before cause I seem in my life that I like older things
Where are all the great song writers now.
Tributes are the best, I love this song.
He was married from 1968-2015. That is a good track record.I have loved him since I first heard Clayton Delanay in 1971.
jimmy. fallon
Love that Ovation guitar Tom T. Hall is playing in the video.
Great classic
Outstanding!
the very best of the 1950s
tom t hall is my cousin my grandmas sisters husbands brother is tom t hall crazy right
That's cool I ve read in other about artists that cousin are writing committed
The very best of the 1950's? It was the 1970's his great hits came from!
Still great in 2020👍👍👍👍
My favorite st😊
@kirbyj72
Hi, I listened to that album heaps when I was a kid. Fox of Fox Hollow was the album. My 2 older kids who are now 15 and 19 loved it to. I now have a 2 year old and decided to track down the CD. I bought a CD that had all of the songs from the original album, plus some newer kids songs that he did. Country Songs for Children. I live in Australia and I ordered it via Amazon. My 2 year old says Sneaky Snake as soon as we get in the car. !!!
I still love it too !
Good luck
i liked this clip...i would like to have seen even more particularly when he spoke of his songwriting success of having 8 songs on the country charts at one time, which i think is a feat yet to be equaled in country music for a songwriter. i like it when Tom talks of his life and his encounters with show-biz people. I have that "Son of Clayton Delaney" song the other commentator mentioned. It's rare...from RCA Records. I have it on an Import CD from Australia on Camden Records from 1997.
THIS SONG REMINDS ME GRAMPS 😔😔😔😔😔
@coreyrando27 knew i wasnt the only one, turned it up super loud listened to the lyrics, looked her up on google and got this. i dont mind it at all