Tom Hall, the voice and driving force behind The Celebrated Ratliffe Stout Band, The Phippsville Comets, The Impractical Pelicans, Tom Hall and the Strung Out Sisters and Tom Hall and Guy Fletcher. Tom played a variety of folk, blues, rock and acoustic music. He was a celebarted artist, a "leviathan of English music but also as the Falstaff of British eccentricity and ideals".

Tom Hall born in Northampton, England after World War II became one of England's finest entertainers. Whether his singing, song writing or poetic talents were on display he never ceased to amaze and evolve throughout his 35 years as a musician. With his musical incarnations as diverse as his dress style, he created a musical legacy which influenced all whom experienced his original and powerful shows.