Number 1 With A Bullet: Tennessee Ernie Ford's “16 Tons”
- 4:35 PM — Mar 12 —
- Source: WNEW
With the help of daily appearances on TV, Tennessee Ernie Ford 's "Sixteen Tons" hit Number 1 in less than three weeks. Read More
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The booming baritone voice of Tennessee Ernie Ford was best known for his 1955 cover of Merle Travis' grim coal-mining song... Read the full Tennessee Ernie Ford bio.
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