The Very Best Of

Description

Tennessee Ernie Ford, will go down in music history for his best-known song ‘Sixteen Tons’. Penned by country legend Merle Travis, it put Ford at the top of the Billboard chart for seven weeks in late 1955-early 1956, selling a million copies in just three weeks. It was also Capitol Records’ first number 1 of the rock era. He also hosted a Thursday-night variety show, which ran for nearly five years, and had several big hits in the US and UK. His music endures, and this vinyl collection of his very best songs is testament to a unique performer.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
2. Shotgun Boogie – Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. Nine Pound Hammer – Tennessee Ernie Ford
4. Mr. And Mississippi – Tennessee Ernie Ford
5. Anticipation Blues – Tennessee Ernie Ford
6. John Henry – Tennessee Ernie Ford
7. I Ain’t a Gonna Let It Happen No More – Tennessee Ernie Ford
8. The Ballad of Davy Crockett – Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. Mule Train – Tennessee Ernie Ford
10. The Cry of the Wild Goose – Tennessee Ernie Ford
11. Dark As a Dungeon – Tennessee Ernie Ford
12. Blackberry Boogie – Tennessee Ernie Ford
13. The River of No Return – Tennessee Ernie Ford
14. Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own – Tennessee Ernie Ford
15. Smokey Mountain Boogie – Tennessee Ernie Ford
16. That’s All – Tennessee Ernie Ford