We are going to have a ton of fun with this episode. Well 16 tons. Ah. That was too easy. 

This is the only album my dad has of this great singer. But, it’s obviously the most important one from his releases.

This artist was really a radio personality at heart, but when producers discovered that deep voice of his, well, the rest is history.

So get ready to hear one of the truly great voices of pop music from the mid 20th century in Volume 236: Tennessee Tons.

For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons

Label: Pickwick/33 Records – SPC-3268

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo

Released:

Genre: Folk, World, & Country

Style: Country

This is an abridged reissue of Tennessee Ernie Ford - Favorites

We will hear 6 of the 9 songs on this album.

Sixteen Tons

Written-By – Merle Travis

First Born

Written-By – Johnny Lehman

One Suit

Written-By – Charles Singleton and Larry Coleman

Call Me Darling, Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear

Written-By – Bert Reisfield, Dorothy Dick, Mart Fryberg, and Rolf Marbot

The Watermelon Song

Written-By – Bill (Roy) Eustrom

That's All

Written-By – Merle Travis

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

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