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
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)
