Tom T. Lobby, the unbelievable down home music lyricist and entertainer, has died at 85 years old. His child, Senior member Lobby, affirmed that Tom kicked the bucket at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Tom made hundreds out of tunes and was known as “the narrator” for how he had the option to involve verses to assist audience members with associating with the characters in his melodies. He will be generally recalled by the raving success, Harper Valley PTA (verses underneath), which was made well known by Jeannie C. Riley’s presentation (video beneath).
Lobby started his vocation during the 1960s and is credited with introducing the abstract time of down home music during the 1970s alongside Kris Kristofferson, John Hartford and Mickey Newbury.
A portion of his melodies were political and others just recounted fun stories. He said in a meeting in 1986: “In the entirety of my composition, I’ve never made decisions. I feel that is my mystery. I’m an observer. I simply watch all that and don’t choose if it’s fortunate or unfortunate.”
A portion of his different hits included Watergate Blues, The Monkey That Became President, and The Year Clayton Delaney Passed on.
Jason Isbell played out Lobby’s melody Mother Heat A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken) when Corridor was enlisted into the Musician’s Corridor of Notoriety in 2019. After hearing the insight about Tom’s passing, Isbell said, “The least difficult words that recounted the most confounded stories. Felt like Tom T. just got the melodies as they drifted by, yet I realize he cut them out of rock.”
Here are the verses to quite possibly of his greatest hit, Harper Valley PTA. Look down to see a video of it being performed by Jeannie C. Riley.
I want to recount to you each of the a story ‘session
A Harper Valley bereaved spouse
Who had a teen girl
Who went to Harper Valley Middle school
All things considered, her girl got back home one evening
What’s more, didn’t stop to play
Furthermore, she said, “mother, I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA”
Indeed, the note said, “Mrs. Johnson
You’re wearin’ your dresses excessively high
It’s accounted for you’ve been drinking
Furthermore, a-running ’round with men and goin’ wild
What’s more, we don’t accept you oughta be a-bringin’ up
Your daughter along these lines”
Furthermore, it was endorsed by the Secretary
Harper Valley PTA
Indeed, it happened that the PTA planned to meet
That very evening
What’s more, they were certain astounded
At the point when Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
Furthermore, as she approached the chalkboard
can in any case review the words she needed to say
She said, “I might want to address this gathering of the Harper Valley PTA
Indeed, there’s Bobby Taylor sittin’ there
What’s more, multiple times he’s asked me for a date
What’s more, Mrs. Taylor sure appears to utilize a lotta ice
Whenever he’s away
Also, Mr. Cook could you at any point explain to us why
Your secretary needed to leave this town?
What’s more, shouldn’t widow Jones be told to keep
Her window conceals all pulled totally down
Indeed, Mr. Harper couldn’t be here
Because he remained excessively lengthy at Kelly’s Bar once more
Furthermore, assuming you smell Shirley Thompson’s breath
You’ll track down she’s had a little nip of gin
And afterward you have the nerve to tell me
You believe that as the mother I’m not fit
Indeed, this is a tiny bit of Peyton Spot
Also, you’re all Harper Valley fakers”
No, I wouldn’t put you on in light of the fact that it truly did
It happened only along these lines
The day my mother took on the Harper Valley PTA
The day my mother took on the Harper Valley PTA
Find happiness in the hereafter, Tom. You will be remembered fondly.