Tom T. Hall(1936-2021)

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.