Wikio - Tennessee Ernie Ford

What I am listening to ... (incarnatus est)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:12:00 GMT

... my father who ( I think I have blogged about this before) would wake us up on Sundays by playing Tennessee Ernie Ford and then take us to a strict, TLH, Bach prelude, LCMS service and then play Hank Williams and popular country of the 1960's and 70's on Sunday afternoons and evenings. So my taste in music outside the sanctuary is most definitely not sacred or classical. So...

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Friday Photos: "Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings Civil War Songs of the South" (The Cutting Edge)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:33:00 GMT

I've also have the "Civil War Songs of the North" sister album. This from my dad's old collection. Capitol Records, T 1540 Side 1: 1. Stonewall Jackson's Way 2. Lorena 3. Riding a Raid 4. Maryland, my Maryland 5. Goober Peas 6. I Can Whip the Scoundrel (who stole ole' Abner's Shoes) Side 2: 1. The Bonnie Blue Flag 2. The Valiant Conscript 3. The Rebel Soldier 4. The Southern Wagon 5. Flight

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What's the big deal about Elvis? (The AnarchAngel)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:39:00 GMT

You have got to be kidding me. I had a kid say that to me the other day; and he was actually serious. What's the big deal? The day Elvis released his version of that song, do you know what the most popular song in the country was? 16 tons, as sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford (or Dean Martins "Memories are made of this" depending on the chart you were looking at. Billboard didn't standardize...

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Nostalgia for Tennessee Ernie Ford (Timothy Birdnow)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:10:20 GMT

by Jack Kemp (not the politician): Nostalgia for Tennessee Ernie Ford I was reminded of one of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s songs today (”Sleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed,” not his big hit “Sixteen Tons”) and recalled his NBC television show that ran from 1956 to 1961 http://www.ernieford.com/SiteGuide2.htm He would always end the show with a Gospel [...]

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Nostalgia for Tennessee Ernie Ford (tbirdnow.mee.nu)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:09:30 GMT

by Jack Kemp (not the politician): I was reminded of one of Tennessee Ernie Ford's songs today ("Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed," not his big hit "Sixteen Tons") and recalled his NBC television show that ran from 1956 to 1961 http://www.ernieford.com/SiteGuide2.htm He would always end the show with a Gospel song. Can you imagine that today on NBC? Here he is in a YouTube segment...

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Chart Beat: Capitol Records, Cyndi Lauper, Sergio Mendes, Emmylou (Billboard )

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... Whiting. A country division was established in 1948, with artists like Tex Ritter, Faron Young, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Merle Travis and Jean Sheppard. In 1953, Capitol signed Frank Sinatra. Two years later, the American owners sold the label to the British company EMI. The famed round office building known as the Capitol Tower opened on Vine Street on April 6, 1956. That same...

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NZ Award Winner Ginny Peters Releases Single It's Alright (ximblr.com)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:54:02 GMT

... of Fame and the holder of many distinguished honours. He was responsible for hit recordings by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Sixteen Tons) Merle Travis, Tex Williams (Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette) Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant and many more. Butterfly Wings is an album that the NZ singer|songwriter Ginny Peters recorded in California under the direction of Cliffie Stone, during the time...

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THE MOGAMBO GURU : Sounding the government debt alarm (Asia Times)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Sounding the government debt alarmBy The Mogambo Guru My feet hit the floor at almost the same instant alarms starting clanging in the famed Mogambo Bunker Of Iron And Steel (MBOIAS), which is a stupid name, I know, but it sounds so manly: "iron and steel"! Think of Tennessee Ernie Ford singing, "One fist of iron and the other of steel, if the right one don't get you, then the...

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It’s still Monday here (Innocent Bystanders)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:56:07 GMT

So you all heard about Bo Diddley. A couple of interesting things in the Wikipedia entry: He pissed Ed Sullivan off. On his first (and only) appearance on the show, he was supposed to play Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” but he crossed Sullivan up and played “Bo Diddley” instead–which earned him a banning. Also, [He] served [...]

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Obituary: Bo Diddley - pioneer of rock'n'roll (Belfast Telegraph)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:43:34 GMT

Diddley's success, however, meant that he frequently fell foul of America's bitter racial divisions. When he appeared in 1955 on Ed Sullivan's celebrated television show, he was asked to sing a cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" in preference to "Bo Diddley". Performing live, he instead plunged straight into his own song. Afterwards Sullivan snarled, "You're the first...

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Bo Diddley Dies at 79 (Cinema Blend)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:45:32 GMT

... on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1955. Sullivan had asked him to perform the hit song “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford, when Diddley took the stage with his band and banged out his own number, “Bo Diddley,” instead. Sullivan called him “one of the first colored boys to ever double-cross him,” and Diddley was banned from the show. Diddley was idolized by the Beatles and the...

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Blues-rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at 79 (Magic Statistics)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:22:03 GMT

... Diddley famously infuriated Ed Sullivan in 1955, when he was invited on the Sullivan Show to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Sixteen Tons but, instead, sang his own “Bo Diddley”. He never appeared on the show again. The Bo Diddley beat is featured in this 1966 performance of “Hey, Bo Diddley” and “Bo Diddley”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBAJXyF1HVc In 1964, the Animals recorded...

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Bo Diddley (9-9)

noreply@blogger.com (Hugo) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:09:09 GMT

On November 20, 1955, African-American rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bo Diddley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show only to infuriate him ("I did two songs and he got mad"). Diddley had been asked to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "Sixteen Tons". But when he appeared on stage, he sang his #1 R&B hit "Bo Diddley." Diddley later recalls, "Ed Sullivan says to me in plain words:...

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He pissed off Ed Sullivan, too (AM, Then FM)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:51:03 GMT

... time. If you played Sullivan, you’d arrived. Sullivan insisted Diddley cover “Sixteen Tons,” the Tennessee Ernie Ford tune. Bo agreed, then changed his mind and played his signature tune “Bo Diddley” instead. Sullivan was livid. Bo was cool with it. My favorite Bo Diddley quote of the day, from the Orlando Sentinel’s story: “Elvis was fantastic, but he did not start it. He...

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Gets Ready for CMA Music Festival (Cybergrass)

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:48:04 GMT

... Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours. Noon -Kathy Mattea: Performance and Interview - Ford Theater Mattea will perform songs from her new CD, Coal, which was produced by Marty Stuart In a brief interview,the West Virginia native will discuss the new disc, in which she explores her mining heritage. Mattea is a two- time CMA Vocalist of the Year whose hits include "Eighteen Wheels...

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Can We Talk About Country Music? (From On High)

Mon, 19 May 2008 08:53:00 GMT

... Bill Anderson and Chet Atkins and Bill Monroe and Patsy Cline and Brenda Lee and Webb Pierce and Tennessee Ernie Ford ... Last night I watched Megadeth and AC-DC and Black Sabbath and Judas Priest and Twisted Sister and Van Halen. Only they were going by other names I didn't recognize. And never intend to recognize. It just ain't what it used to be. I've moved on.

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That's Indy, not indie (Detroit Free Press)

Sun, 18 May 2008 06:30:00 GMT

... AS NAMES (BESIDES INDIANA)• Minnesota Fats• Dakota Fanning• Virginia Madsen• Denzel Washington• Tennessee Ernie Ford• Sweet Georgia Brown• Joe Montana• Carolina Herrera• Florida Evans from "Good Times"• Michigan J. Frog• Kansas (the band)

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Targus Wireless Presenter with Cursor Control (AMP06US) (hypnotist)

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:11:42 GMT

... Color LaserJet 3600n Printer Q5987A#ABA The Who Jazz Club Jackie Brenston Aztec Camera Ll Cool J “tennessee” Ernie Ford Chaka Khan Punk Song Jimmy Reed Interpol

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Crankin’ Out The Classics - Country Style (Geezer Music Club)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:38:52 GMT

... and roll movement, while others stuck mostly to the traditional stuff. Hank Williams was a force, Tennessee Ernie Ford hit it big with “Sixteen Tons,” and Ferlin Husky rocketed to stardom with his first number one hit, “ Gone .” The 1940’s were the heyday of Tex Ritter, Bob Wills and few others, but one of the most interesting was a guy who was not only a big country star for...

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Wednesday Afternoon YouTube (Mike's Noise)

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:56:30 GMT

... was also famously recorded by Gil Evans on his landmark LP Out of the Cool . The great Tennessee Ernie Ford left us a wonderful legacy of country and gospel music. His beautiful bass voice never sounded better than on this stunning 1961 rendition of "Wayfaring Stranger," from the Tennessee Ernie Ford Show . This brought tears to my eyes the first time I...

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