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Tom T Hall Net Worth: How Rich was the Country Singer Actually?

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January 6, 2022

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Thomas T. Hall, better known as Tom T. Hall was an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written 12 No. 1 hit singles which include “Harper Valley PTA”, and “I Love”. Hall is often dubbed as The Storyteller for his amazing storytelling skills in his songwriting. Tom T Hall net worth at the time of his death is estimated to be around $5 million.

Tom T. Hall died at 85 years of age on August 20, 2021, at his house in Franklin, Tennessee. No specific reason has been provided yet on his death.

Full Name	Thomas T. Hall
Birth Date	May 25, 1936
Birth Place	Olive Hill, Kentucky, U. S.
Profession	Country music singer and songwriter
Wife	Dixie Hall
Net Worth	$5 million

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Early life

Tom T. Hall was born on the 25th of May, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky, United States. He has not provided enough detail on his parents and early life. Though, some sources have revealed that his father was a bricklaying minister. For his study, he attended Roanoke College using the G. I. Bill program.

Hall was interested in singing and songwriting since his teenage days. He used to perform along with a band named the Kentucky Travelers as a teenager. The band had performed many times for a traveling theater. Hall also had a brief experience in the Army. He has even performed his songs on the Armed Forces Radio Network. Likewise, he has written few comic songs on his army experiences.

Tom T Hall Net Worth & Career

Tom, in his early days, has served as a radio announcer at the local radio station WRON. Likewise, he has worked as an announcer at several other radio stations; WMOR and WSPZ. Hall got his big break as a songwriter in 1963. He started getting fame after the country singer, Jimmy C. Newman recorded his song titled, DJ For a Day in 1964.

Hall then shifted his place to Nashville and worked $50 a week as a songwriter for the Newkeys Music. He built a good bond with his business partner, Jimmy Key, with whom, he has written dozen of country songs in a day. For his amazing storytelling songwriting skills, he was nicknamed, The Storyteller, by his fans.

Tom is mostly known for his hit song titled, Harper Valley PTA, which was recorded by Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. The song became a big hit, which peaked at No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It was sold for more than six million copies, and the song earned CMA Award and Grammy Award.

In 2002, he was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Likewise, his name was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on 12th February 2008. In 2019, he made it to induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Hall took retirement from writing new material in the year 1986, and likewise, he stopped performing in 1994. He gave his last public performance in 2011.

Tom T. Hall Personal Life

Tom T. Hall married the bluegrass songwriter and producer, Dixie Hall in 1969. He met her first time at the music industry award dinner in 1965. Dixie was invited to the award dinner for writing the hit song “Truck Drivin’ Son-of-a-Gun”.

Tom was previously married to Opal “Hootie” Mckinney, with whom, he has a son named Dean Hall. His son, Dean has worked for his father as a roadie and a guitar player. Hall was confirmed dead by his son, Dean on August 20, 2021. Dean shared in a tweet, “Our family asks for privacy during this difficult time.”