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16 Tons of Boogie: The Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford

 
Album Review: 16 Tons of Boogie: The Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford

  • Artist: Tennessee Ernie Ford
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1990
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Country

Review

In his later years, Ford's little pea-pickin' heart was closely associated with gospel and patriotic music, but in earlier years he knew how to -- as the album title says -- boogie. This includes all the essential material from that period: "Sixteen Tons," "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Mule Train," and "Blackberry Boogie," for starters. ~ Tom Roland, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sixteen Tons (Lyrics) Merle Travis Tennessee Ernie Ford
The Shotgun Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford
Mister and Mississippi Irving Gordon Tennessee Ernie Ford
Catfish Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Border Jimmy Work Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tailor Made Woman Billy Kemp, Jimmy Bryant Tennessee Ernie Ford, Joe "Fingers" Carr
Smokey Mountain Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford, Cliffie Stone Tennessee Ernie Ford
Anticipation Blues Cliffie Stone, Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford
Kissin' Bug Boogie Robert Allen, Allan Roberts Tennessee Ernie Ford
Stack-O-Lee Traditional Joe "Fingers" Carr, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Mule Train John Lange, Hy Heath, Fred Glickman Tennessee Ernie Ford
I'm Hog Tied over You Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ella Mae Morse
Ocean of Tears Tennessee Ernie Ford, Kay Starr
Blackberry Boogie (Lyrics) Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford
I Don't Know Joe "Cornbread" Thomas, Willie Mabon Tennessee Ernie Ford
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker Dok Stanford, Robert Mitchum Tennessee Ernie Ford
I'll Never Be Free (Lyrics) Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss Kay Starr, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Rock City Boogie Jerry Allison, Anita Kerr The Dinning Sisters, Tennessee Ernie Ford

Credits

Tennessee Ernie Ford (Vocals), Kay Starr (Performer), The Dinning Sisters (Performer), Ella Mae Morse (Performer)
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