[Dixielandjazz] Tune: I Like Beer & Tom T. Hall

[Mike Woitowicz]

Not O.K.O.M., so if you're a purist, delete now.

Besides the "I Like Beer" tune, Tom T. Hall did lots of whimsical tunes. 
Some of my favorites were recorded a great L.P. (yes, a "record") with 
Banjoman Earl Scruggs back in the 1980's called "The Storyteller and the 
Banjoman." It featured a number of interesting tunes, including titles such 
as "Song of the South, Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky, There Ain't No 
Country Music on this Juke Box, and The Engineers Don't Wave From the Trains 
Anymore."

Around the time that L.P. came out, I was booked for a gig with my Banjo 
Barons Ragtime Band trio at a local museum which was featuring a model train 
exhibit, and they asked me to do some train songs. So I included the train 
song from the above list. I had lots of great comments about the song at the 
event.

Thanks to the list members for posting this video and the comments about Tom 
T. Hall. It brought back some great memories.

Mike Woitowicz, Banjoist
Solo Banjo Music Shows
The Banjo Barons Ragtime Band
The Dixie Barons Dixieland Band
www.banjomusic.biz
262-245-5516

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Robertson" <jdrobertson at att.net>
To: "Michael Woitowicz" <banjomusic at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Fwd: I Like Beer


> As I watched this video, I recognized the song as one I'd heard before. 
> When they rolled the credits I saw that it was written by Tom T. Hall who 
> has written and recorded lots of great whimsical songs like this.  He did 
> one about a guitar picker named Clayton Delaney.  John Gill recorded this 
> song but changed Clayton to a trombone player.
>
> Don Robertson
>
>
> On 10/14/2013 2:47 PM, Marek Boym wrote:
>> Hello folks,
>> Since I really do (caveat: the foregoing does NOT apply to Bud, Michelob,
>> Corona and their likes), I've decided to forward this to you all.
>>
>> Cheers (after half a bottle of good Pelter wine - Israeli, of course - no
>> beer for me tonight, but I'll make it good tomorrow).
>>
>> Subject: I Like Beer
>> To: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Dear Marek,
>> Why did I think of you when I received this from my dear mate Ross 
>> Anderson
>> (New Melbourne Jazz Band)?
>> <big grin>
>> He suggests that it be sent to the DJML.
>> What do you think?
>> If you agree, feel free to post it.
>> Very kind regards,
>> Bill.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2dkZqXe1R8
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