Tom T. Hall
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Tom T. Hall |
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CCRS-7007 • Tom T. Hall • Magnificent Music Machine |
In 1976, when this album appeared, Tom T. Hall was one of Nashville's biggest hit makers. The Magnificent Music Machine was one of the most important recordings of bluegrass music ever issued by a mainstream country star. The Kentucky native had grown up playing bluegrass, and he'd always cherished the style. "I called every bluegrass player I knew - Donna Stoneman, Kenny Baker, Buddy Spicher, J. D. Crowe, Bobby Thompson. We had a whole studio full of them. We also had Jimmy Martin. He was in charge of the [vocal] harmonies. I wanted Bill Monroe. I told Harlan Howard so he volunteered to call Bill on my behalf." The completed album included fi ve of Tom T. Hall's bluegrass compositions as well as "Rank Stranger" as a salute to The Stanley Brothers and John Prine's bluegrass standard "Paradise." The song that emerged as the collection's hit single was the one with the strangest pedigree. "Fox on the Run" had been a pop hit in England in 1968. The Magnificent Music Machine was revolutionary for its time. In today's much kinder atmosphere for bluegrass sounds, it holds up extremely well as a listening experience. As its maker suggests, it is simply a heartfelt homage to the musical style that has always inspired him. And us. Annotated by noted Nashville country music author Robert K. Oermann. |
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Compact Disc |
$10.00 |
CCRS-7007 |
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Paradise |
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3 |
Mama’s Got The Catfish Blues |
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4 |
Bluegrass Break-up |
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5 |
I Don’t Want My Golden Slippers |
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6 |
Molly And Tenbrooks |
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7 |
The Fastest Rabbit Dog In Carter County Today |
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8 |
I’ll Never Do Better Than You |
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9 |
Magnificent Music Machine |
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10 |
Rank Stranger |
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11 |
Bluegrass Festival In The Sky |