Pre-Tour Prep My undergrad days are setting like a golden sun peeking through a leafy green edifice of future term papers. MTSU’s fall semester starts next week, and I’m just as excited as a freshman dreaming of a parking spot near campus. Oh yeah, I can already feel the rush. Summertime Daze…(Read More)
Happy Mother’s Day! When I grew up in Kentucky, every day was Mother’s Day. A lot of ink has splattered onto the pages of country music history about my father, Tom T. Hall, and rightfully so. Not only is he a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine named…(Read More)
High School Memories High school memories hang On like well-worn times of ole First times are for keeps  …(Read More)
Cold Hard Rain Late one night clouds were rolling in I said some things to her that couldn’t be taken back again When she walked out I knew I’d never be the same She left me there after a Cold Hard Rain So I fell hard into the deepest end I didn’t…(Read More)
My wife, Carol, and I wrote this dark little song a few years back. This song emerged from channeling some Edgar Allan Poe as well as English conspirator and poet Chidiock Tichborne. Tichborne’s Elegy is one of three poems he wrote to his wife the night before his execution. Tichborne was executed…(Read More)
I Just Wanna Play The Bongos At various times in my life and career, I’ve been in a band that employed a conga player. (I’m using the term ‘employed’ here in the most generous sense). This is really nothing to brag about, but for some unknown reason my proximity to conga…(Read More)
Dean Hall: New CD on the Horizon What’s Up? Admittedly, taking a break from playing live music has been cathartic. The logistical, organizational, and managerial challenges to tour and play live shows was draining my creativity. Every day I would wake up to a to-do list, and none of it involved…(Read More)
Excited about traveling out-of-town this 4th of July weekend? Sophie certainly is. Maybe you’ll just hang close to home and let your mind wander. Either way, here’s a new travelin’ song to keep the wheels rollin’ — literally or figuratively. Check out this link to Travelin Man. The trip is…(Read More)
Hallowed Ground Days pass by, while the earth Reeks of hate And corruption — corruption of the Soul In all its glorious Rage against humanity. But from this narrow row of inanity I will Fly Away, because this ain’t my Hallowed Ground…(Read More)
I’ll be your angel Strange though is seems I’ll be your refuge For your hopes and your dreams When prayers seem unanswered And life’s so unfair Sometimes your angel Is just someone who cares Someone who cares New song entitled I’ll Be Your Angel on the site. Free download…(Read More)