Tommy Hall

James Thomas Hall (born ) is a lyricist and electric jug player from Texas. He was a founding member of the American psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators.

Early life Hall was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Dr. Thomas James Hall and Margaret "Perky" Perkins, a nurse. Starting in 1961, he studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and also discovered psychedelic drugs such as LSD, which would form a major part of his philosophy. In Austin, he also met his future wife and occasional Elevators songwriter Clementine Hall (née Tausch), who he married in 1964. They divorced in 1973. In the 1980s, he was rumored to be the true identity of Texas outsider musician Jandek, although this was incorrect.

He became a devout follower of Scientology in the 1970s.

Hall has told interviewers that he is no longer interested in music or thinks of himself as a musician, and that he "lost [his] jug a long time ago."