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Producers' notes The tribute record as a form is inherently flawed, a losing proposition, largely because it's so rare to happen upon an artist truly deserving of the form. Popular music has produced no shortage of brilliant songwriters, and there are many with exceptional bodies of work. But what of artists who have already recorded the definitive versions of their own songs? Is it a fitting "tribute" to have other artists try their hand at them? Not necessarily, and usually not. The tribute boom of the last decade has caused music fans to view tributes with more than a little scepticism. Since we ourselves are not fans of tributes in general, making this record evolved into a mission to prove that "tribute records don't have to suck." Needless to say, of course, everything is predicated on the artist. But we knew that it all comes down to the song, and if there ever was an artist all about The Song, it's Tom T. Hall. More from the Producers' notes on - REAL - the Tom T. Hall Project. Johnny Cash | Kelly Willis | Richard Buckner | R.B. Morris | Freedy Johnston | Jonny Polonsky Ron Sexsmith | Iris DeMent | Calexico | Syd Straw & the Skeletons | Joel R.L. Phelps | Joe Henry Ralph Stanley featuring Ralph Stanley II | The Mary Janes | Mary Cutrufello | Whiskeytown Mark Olson with Victoria Williams |
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