TOM T. HALL

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music legend Tom T. Hall, a singer and songwriter who penned “Harper Valley PTA,” died Friday. >> Read more trending newsThe Country Music Hall of Famer died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, his son, Dean Hall, told The Tennessean. “Few could tell a story like Tom T. Hall,” Sarah Trahern, CEO of the Country Music Association, said in a statement. “As a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, he was one of those triple threat artists who continued to make an impact on the next generation. I’ll always remember growing up listening to Tom T.’s music with my father, who was a huge bluegrass and country fan.”Thank you for all of the music, Tom T. Hall.

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NASHVILLE — (AP) — Family says country singer Tom T. Hall, who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.," has died at 85. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

FILE - Artist Billy Joe Shaver poses backstage following his concert "Billy Joe Shaver presented by WMOT/Roots Radio" at City Winery Nashville in Nashville, Tenn. on April 1, 2017. Shaver, who penned songs for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Bobby Bare, has died. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me,” has died He was 81. His big break came when Jennings recorded several of Shaver's songs for his 1973 album “Honky Tonk Heroes," which helped popularize the outlaw country genre. Shaver wrote songs that were covered by Elvis Presley, Patty Loveless, George Jones, Tex Ritter, Tennessee Ernie Ford and John Anderson.