I am 60 now, from a West Virginia coal mining family, and still remember great-grandfather telling stories of being in those mines loadin' 16 tons. Bless' your 'pea-pickin' hearts!
Amazing that his voice sounds the same after all these years, I'm only 21 and I bought a 1955 45 record of this single just today and it sounds great :D
Nobody mentioned that the song was written by Merle Travis way back before 1947. I got the album "Folk songs of the Hills" for Christmas 1947. These were carbon records that would break if you looked hard at one. I have had the album now for 64 years, took it with me in the AF, and have never broken one yet.
need drum.
sugarlanskee8 4 days ago
Thats a manly voice, greeeeeaaaat!!!!!
tolvispelvis 1 week ago
Great song, great humorous performance. Never let songs like this die out!
ErinElvis78 1 week ago
Damn he sounds better then when he first performed. I'm diggin this.
Jerms702 1 week ago 2
@Jerms702 agreed
NoisomePestilence 1 week ago
"Learned" of Ernie Ford from an old episode of THE LUCY SHOW and thought he was great!! Didn't realize that he was BRILLIANT!! Thanks for sharing!
voicewannabe 2 weeks ago
I am 60 now, from a West Virginia coal mining family, and still remember great-grandfather telling stories of being in those mines loadin' 16 tons. Bless' your 'pea-pickin' hearts!
NousChristou 2 weeks ago
When he does the final 'I owe my soul', it sounds exactly like it did all those years ago.
darkknight07100 1 month ago
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Listen too the brazilian samba version: "Noriel Vilela - 16 Toneladas".
mrblackpuma74 1 month ago
does anyone know the year of year this performance?
bravenewworldorder89 1 month ago
Great singer RIP Tennessee Ernie Ford.
AaronGajus 1 month ago
Amazing that his voice sounds the same after all these years, I'm only 21 and I bought a 1955 45 record of this single just today and it sounds great :D
thEannoyingE 1 month ago
@thEannoyingE You a remarkable young person! Sort of gives me hope!
NousChristou 2 weeks ago
I love how casual he is dressed for live TV. Jeans and a sport jacket.
Sir you are my idol! Too bad you left us before I was born.
SFlaviu93 1 month ago
The real Ernie before he got et up with liver cancer, bless his ol' heart.
Miss him to this day.
GooglFascists 2 months ago
Mr.Ford was a very funny man..watch him on I love Lucy He has a good voice.
dakotahstr 2 months ago
Nobody mentioned that the song was written by Merle Travis way back before 1947. I got the album "Folk songs of the Hills" for Christmas 1947. These were carbon records that would break if you looked hard at one. I have had the album now for 64 years, took it with me in the AF, and have never broken one yet.
whitt702 7 months ago 10
@whitt702 Merle sold the song for $35 it sold 3 million copys
spacepatrolman 3 months ago
there are 78 records that are shellac that break easily the first record i ever had was a 78 sunny the bunny / bunny roundup time by gene autry
spacepatrolman 3 months ago
@whitt702 actually the original was most likely written by George S. Davis, a coal miner himself. However the version popularized was by Merle Travis
congrats on your carbon record luck though :)
PlaySA 2 weeks ago
Thanks for posting *****
215jami 1 year ago