FILE - In this July 16, 1977 file photo, Singer Tom T. Hall leans to the edge of the stage at the Jamboree in the Hills to meet the people near St. Clairsville, Ohio. Singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall, who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician's death Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee.(AP Photo/File)