Remembering Miss Dixie: Song of the Mountains honors Tom T. Hall’s wife BY TOM NETHERLAND SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER May 5, 2016 May 5, 2016 Updated Apr 17, 2019 0 Tom T. Hall and his beloved wife Dixie. Song of the Mountains will honor "Miss Dixie," who died in 2015, during a concert on May 7. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY TOM NETHERLAND SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dixie Hall wrote more songs for bluegrass than any other woman in the genre’s history.kA 4=2DDlQq~s*r~!*Qm“$96 D2E C:89E @G6C E96C6[ 2?5 x D2E 96C6[” %@> %] w2==[ 96C 9FD32?5 2?5 r@F?ECJ |FD:4 w2== @7 u2>6 >6>36C[ D2:5 H9:=6 D:EE:?8 :? E96:C @77:46 2E E96:C 9@>6 :? u@I w@==@H @? |@?52J]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQq~s*r~!*Qm“$96’5 9F> E96 >6=@5J 2?5 x H@F=5 A:4< :E @FE 7@C 96C @? 8F:E2C[” w2== D2:5] “x H@F=5 E96? 8@ A=2J 8@=7 @C D@>6E9:?8 H9:=6 D96 H@C<65 7@C 9@FCD @? 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If You Go » What: Song of the Mountains’ “Remembering Miss Dixie Concert”» Who: Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, The Ridgerunners, Larry Stephenson Band, Heather Berry & Tony Mabe, and the Dixie Trio» When: May 7, 7 p.m.» Where: Lincoln Theatre, 117 E. Main St., Marion» Admission: $25» Info: 276-783-6092» Web, audio and video: www.songofthemountains.org 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story
