Hall, Tom T.

Tom T. Hall s detail-rich songs sharpened and elevated the language of country music and earned him a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His works, which include (Old Dogs, Children, and) Watermelon Wine, the Grammy-winning Harper Valley PTA, and I Love, have become standards, and he has been an integral part of the Nashville music community for fifty years, inspiring generations of artists, from Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson to new-century song crafters Buddy Miller and Patty Griffin.