The Very Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
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A2Kentucky Waltz
cover recording of:
Kentucky Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
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A3Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
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A4River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
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A5Milk ’em in the Morning Blues
recording of:
Milk ‘Em in the Mornin’ Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
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A6Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
recording of:
Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter)
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A7Tennessee Local
cover recording of:
Tennessee Local
writer:
Jimmy Dupree, Ed Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
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A8Ballad of Davy Crockett
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)
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B1Shot Gun Boogie
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B2Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
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B3Feed ’em in the Morning Blues
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B4Stack‐O‐Lee
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B5Anticipation Blues
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B6You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
cover recording of:
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
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B7Mule 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)
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B8The Old Rugged Cross
cover recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
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