Terry “A La Berry” Hall studied percussion with Arthur Press of the Boston Symphony Orchestra before attending both the Boston Conservatory and Berkley School of Music.
Terry toured for fourteen years with Arlo Guthrie and Shenandoah, visiting the United States, Europe and Australia. He appears on 10 of Guthrie’s albums, including 1992’s “Son Of The Wind” and the Grammy-nominated “Grow Big”. He made a special appearance on Guthrie’s latest album “More Together” (with Pete Seeger).
As an actor, Terry originated the role of Arthur in William Gibson’s “A Cry of Players” with Ann Bancroft, and has appeared in the films “Alice’s Restaurant”, “The End of the Road”, and “Renaldo and Clara”. He was featured in three episodes of the comedy series “Please Stand By”, which was broadcast nationally on PBS and which won an Iris Award.
As a writer and producer, Terry has written songs with Arlo Guthrie and Carly Simon. He was featured in “Grover’s Corner” and “Chanukah at Grover’s Corner”, for which he also served as a writer and producer. He is a partner with David Grover in Big Bear Music.
Read an article in Berkshire Eagle: “In tune with Terry a la Berry”