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Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Collector's Series contains 29 of his biggest hits and best-known songs, including "Sixteen Tons," "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Mule Train," "The Cry of the Wild Goose," and "I'll Never Be Free," as well as a handful of lesser-known gems, making it the perfect single-disc introduction to one of the most popular country singers of the early '50s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jimmy Work, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy Liebert, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Travis, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffie Stone, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kirk, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra, Ensemble - Harold Glenn Hensley, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records LLC
Moon Mullican, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, ComposerLyricist - Cliffie Stone, ComposerLyricist - Cliffie Stone Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, ComposerLyricist - Cliffie Stone, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Hy Heath, ComposerLyricist - Fred Glickman, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Lange, ComposerLyricist - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, Composer - Cliffie Stone, Composer - Cliffie Stone Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Gilkyson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1950 Capitol Records Nashville
GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kay Starr, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BENNIE BENJAMIN, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist - Irving Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Kay Starr, MainArtist
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1950 Capitol Records Nashville
Jack Ryan, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Travis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Weiss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - J. Bryant, Composer - B. Kemp, Composer - Red Roundtree, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Fingers Carr Bush, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Tex Williams, MainArtist - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist - Harold Stanley, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1991 Capitol Records Nashville
J. Ross, Composer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - R. Adler, Composer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kirk, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Curtis Berry, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I. Gordon, Composer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kirk, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Curtis Berry, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Glenn Hensley, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
ROBERT ALLEN, Composer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Allan Roberts, Composer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kirk, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Curtis Berry, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1951 Capitol Records Nashville
Billy Strange, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Harte, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, ComposerLyricist - Cliffie Stone Orchestra, Orchestra - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Strange, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ella Mae Morse, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Harte, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1952 Capitol Records Nashville
Billy Strange, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Harte, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Mabon, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1953 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Odea Murphy, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dok Stanford, Composer - Robert Mitchum, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1953 Capitol Records Nashville
Woods, Composer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1991 Capitol Records Nashville
Billy Strange, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Harte, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest J. Ford, Composer - Cliffe Stone, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Tasse, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
J. MCCARTHY, Composer - Ted Nash, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Skeets Herfurt, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbur Schwartz, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Best, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Mondragon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Betty Hutton, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Murray McEachern, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Vaughn Horton, Composer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Kusby, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Uan Rasey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Conrad Gozzo, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Pederson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Gentry, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mannie Klein, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stroller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Falensby, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Si Zenter, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mack Mysels, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1954 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy May, Conductor - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist - The Jud Conlon Chorus, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Newman, ComposerLyricist - Ken Darby, Composer - Billy May & His Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Strange, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Billy Liebert, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Harte, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Bruns, Composer - Jimmy Bryant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Blackburn, Composer - Speedy West, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Bundock, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Merrill Singers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1955 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Fatool, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Hamblen, Composer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Rizzi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Gilbert, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1955 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Merle Travis, ComposerLyricist - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist - Jack Fascinato, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1988 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Merle Travis, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Gibbons, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Fascinato, Leader, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Holland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Bundock, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1956 Capitol Records Nashville
Lee Gillette, Producer - Merle Travis, ComposerLyricist - Tennessee Ernie Ford, MainArtist - Jack Fascinato, Leader
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Nick Acquaviva, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Varnick, Composer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1957 Capitol Records Nashville
Scott Turner, Composer - CHARLIE WILLIAMS, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
Tennessee Ernie Ford's Capitol Collector's Series contains 29 of his biggest hits and best-known songs, including "Sixteen Tons," "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Mule Train," "The Cry of the Wild Goose," and "I'll Never Be Free," as well as a handful of lesser-known gems, making it the perfect single-disc introduction to one of the most popular country singers of the early '50s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:23
- Main artists: Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1991 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 1991 Capitol Records Nashville
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