Portrait of an Artist: 22 Legendary Hits

~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
4.652:37
2Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
2:29
3Nine Pound Hammer
cover recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:04
4God Bless America
cover recording of:
God Bless America
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
2:03
5I’m Hog Tied
recording of:
I’m Hog‐Tied Over You
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
2:34
6Dixie
cover recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Klezmer Corp (publisher, ASCAP)
2:21
7The Shot Gun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:36
8Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
recording of:
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
writer:
Robert Mitchum (actor) and Dok Stanford
2:23
9Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
2:41
10Catfish Boogie
2:20
11I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
2:37
12Country Junction
2:25
13Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:06
14River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
2:35
15The Ballad of Davy Croket
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
2:55
16Hicktown
recording of:
Hicktown
writer:
Scott Turner (songwriter, record producer, guitarist) and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
2:53
17Goober Peas
cover recording of:
Goober Peas
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
adaptations:
Goober Peas
3:18
18Smokey Mountain Boogie
2:40
19The Cry of the Wild Goose
recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
3:14
20Stack‐O‐Lee
2:49
21Mister and Mississippi
recording of:
Mister and Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
3:08
22America the Beautiful
cover recording of:
America the Beautiful
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
2:57

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ASIN:US: B003W8IYTQ [info]