Tom T. Hall(1936-2021)

Tom T. Hall wurde am 25 Mai 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Komponist, bekannt für Die Jones: Spione von nebenan (2016), Full Metal Jacket (1987) und Scary Movie 3 (2003). Er war mit Dixie Hall und Opal Inez McKinney verheiratet. Er starb am 20 August 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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The Newsroom
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Fernsehserie
- komponist: song "Thats How I Got To Memphis"
- 2014
Harper Valley P.T.A.
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Fernsehserie
- komponist: theme music
- 1981–1982
Running Wild
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- komponist: song "Running Wild"
- 1973

Wissenswertes
He started out playing in a bluegrass band, then worked as a disc jockey in Morehead, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army for four years. He moved to Nashville in 1964 and became a songwriter making $50 a week. He wrote songs for Jimmy C. Newman, Dave Dudley and Johnny Wright, then began recording them himself. The middle initial "T" was added when he got his recording contract to make his name catchier. His breakthrough hit was "Harper Valley P.T.A.," recorded by Jeannie Riley.