LOVE?: Tennessee Ernie Ford

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How does Ernie not have his own thread yet? I mean, hell, Shotgun Boogie alone could have its own thread.

― Rev. PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 02:06 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm going to put in for his 'signature track' (although not his in writing credit): "sixteen tons"--a beautiful, fateful track to later be molested by the Eels.

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 04:25 (seventeen years ago) link

"You're not vampin' me!"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 06:06 (seventeen years ago) link

a beautiful, fateful track to later be molested by the Eels.
-- J. Grizzle

Aw, EELS nuthin! You should hear my dad.

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 06:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Ooh Ooh and the Redskins!

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 06:53 (seventeen years ago) link

For years all I knew was Sixteen Tons and Cousin' Vampin' Ernie, but getting into his Hilbilly Boggie is the best thing I've done musically in years.

― Rev. PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Unfortunately, when Hymns hit big, he made waaaaaaaay too many dodgy gospel records. Some good ones too, but man was cutting like 3 gospel albums a year for a while there. Bound to be some slippage. When it came to rockabilly/boogie fusion, though, no one could top him. There was a great Masters 1949-1975 box set that is out of print, but the Proper box set (UK) is pretty solid, from what I've heard.

― Mallory L . O'Donnell (That Bitch Camille), Saturday, 22 July 2006 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

two years pass...

"You're not vampin' me!"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:06 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark

― WE ARE ALL GEETIKA (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 9 November 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link

Hahahaha.

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 9 November 2008 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link

Bless his pea-pickin' heart.

― V. sorry I killed Jimmy Carl Black (the Indian of the group) (staggerlee), Monday, 10 November 2008 05:05 (fifteen years ago) link

i think there's some other thread where i mentioned going to the ernie ford museum in bristol, tenn., which is just his childhood house fixed up with a few display cases and memorabilia. it's a really small house. smelled kinda funny. to get in i had to call someone from the local historical society to come unlock it.

― tipsy mothra, Monday, 10 November 2008 05:16 (fifteen years ago) link

sounds like my apt

― WE ARE ALL GEETIKA (PappaWheelie V), Monday, 10 November 2008 05:18 (fifteen years ago) link

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI9KBLb_8ro

omg

― occupy the A train (difficult listening hour), Sunday, 15 January 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link

seven years pass...

If you see me coming, better step aside

― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 April 2019 02:12 (five years ago) link

muscle and blood. muscle and blood and skin and bones.

― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 18 April 2019 03:51 (five years ago) link

I just came across this yesterday, had no idea it existed - a rockin go-go remake of 16 Tons from '65. Really swings imho:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAAyxAY9kpc

― One Eye Open, Thursday, 18 April 2019 12:06 (five years ago) link

wait holy shit that rules, thanks

drums reminded me of "machine gun"!

― difficult listening hour, Friday, 26 April 2019 05:40 (four years ago) link

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