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Tennessee Ernie Ford
American
Musician
About the author
I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that.
Tennessee Ernie Ford,
American
Musician
Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.
Tennessee Ernie Ford,
American
Musician
#Years
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a guitar, vibes and a piano.
Tennessee Ernie Ford,
American
Musician
#Guitar
When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much music every day that pretty soon you find yourself hustling for material.
Tennessee Ernie Ford,
American
Musician
#Day
#Pretty
#Night
#Music
You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't predict whether it'll hit or not.
Tennessee Ernie Ford,
American
Musician
#Song