The Chronogical Classics: Tennessee Ernie Ford 1953-1955

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1953-03-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1953-03-19)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1953-03-19)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1953-03-19)
steel guitar:
Speedy West (on 1953-03-19)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1953-03-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-03-19)
recording of:
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
writer:
Robert Mitchum (actor) and Dok Stanford
2:20
2Three Things
3:07
3Celebratin'
2:20
4Kiss Me Big
clarinet:
Larry Tice (on 1953-08-19)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1953-08-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1953-08-19)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1953-08-19)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1953-08-19)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1953-08-19)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1953-08-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-19)
recording of:
Kiss Me Big (on 1953-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
2:19
5Catfish Boogie
clarinet:
Larry Tice (on 1953-08-19)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1953-08-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1953-08-19)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1953-08-19)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1953-08-19)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1953-08-19)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1953-08-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-19)
2:18
6This Must Be the Place
1:55
7The Honeymoon Is Over
1:54
8There Is Beauty in Everything
3:04
9Somebody Bigger Than You and I
2:33
10Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
3:09
11River of No Return
2:30
12Eins, Zwei, Drei
2:05
13Losing You
2:53
14The Ballad of Davy Crockett
2:49
15Farewell
2:31
16The Death Hug
1:53
17A Sensible Varmint
1:52
18Crockett's Opinion of a Thunderstorm
1:57
19I Am a Pilgrim
3:18
20His Hands
2:36
21Sixteen Tons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:36
22You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
2:15
23Nine Pound Hammer
2:02
24Trouble in Mind
2:15
25That's All
2:46
26John Henry
2:53

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part of:The Chronogical Classics (not to be confused with The Chronological Classics) (number: 5418) (order: 48)