Tom Tall

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Tommie Lee Guthrie (December 27, 1937 - June 14, 2013^[1]), known professionally as Tom Tall, was an American rockabilly singer popular in the 1950s.

He was born in Amarillo, Texas and discovered at a talent show by record label owner Fabor Robison. He often sang duets with Ginny Wright,^[2] and later recorded for Crest and Decca Records where he met Eddie Cochran, a session musician for the label.

In the 1960s, he was on the Chart label and had a comeback hit with Wright. While he was with Chart, Tall made a series of singles including a song called "Walk Tall" which was tailor-made because of his professional name. It was picked up in the United Kingdom by Irish singer Val Doonican, who made the top five with the song.

Tall retired in Los Angeles, where he was rediscovered by the German label Bear Family Records, which issued albums in the 1980s by Tall and Wright. A recent CD by Bear Family was shared equally between both artists.

References

↑ "Biography". Retrieved 2013-06-26.
↑ Adams, Greg. "Review: You Are Mine". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

External links

Tom Tall biography

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 19291044 LCCN: no98011804 GND: 134536029

Persondata
Name	Tall, Tom
Alternative names
Short description	American singer
Date of birth	December 27, 1937
Place of birth	Texas
Date of death	June 2013
Place of death	Las Vegas, NV

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