TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD - DARK AS A DUNGEON

MERLE TRAVIS WROTE IT AND ERNIE MADE IT A CLASSIC!!

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Music

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• TENNESSEE
• ERNIE
• FORD
• DARK
• AS
• DUNGEON

[jerryg65]

Only the old Pea-Picker could do this to a song , make his version the standard that all others have to try to live up to . That magnificent voice now sings first baritone in gods heavenly choir . 5 stars and favorites .

[alonzogarbanzo]

I was 8 in 1955 and listened to this beautiful deep-voiced rendition over and over, and have never needed the lyrics written since. Just a great version of a great song. Not to take away from any of the other fine covers, or Merle's original version, but Ernie's is the one that defines the song for me.

[MadameChelsers]

God, his voice gives me chills. Makes me sad I wasn't alive to hear all his music firsthand.

[gmj2012]

Does anyone know who did this song 1st, original? Who had the deepest voice? Am trying to locate the original singer of a CD track I have unlabeled unfortunately. Cash comes closest but is still not a match, nor is this guy nor Merle Travis.

[Featureman]

This was one of my favorite Tennessee Ernie songs. I knew Cliffie Stone very well. He wrote some songs with Merle Travis and was Tennessee Ernie's manager. Tennessee Ernie had a great voice.

[mcmulla2]

Ye' olde minecrafter inspired this sone...

[Rigsbymortis]

hats off to MH for penning a goodie. personally i like johnny cash's live at folsom prison version best. the one where he forgets some of the words (owing to laughing from an inmate) and he combines couplets from 2 different verses. you cant deny its a rendition with a lot of character!

tho it references mining this song primarily about addiction and greed.

so its still as relevant today as it was in the 1950s.

a great accomplishment for a song.

[MiramichierA1]

Thanks to you, I will be a very popular son-in-law this Christmas. Ordered two of "This Lusty Land" and a Patsy Cline hits collection from Amazon. One pair for my in-laws. They will love it! Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[MiramichierA1]

@60Cascade Just to follow up, I found it, and a great Patsy Cline collection, on Amazon. Ordered one of each for me and one of each for my father and mother in law. They will be a very popular Christmas gift! Thank you for your help!

[MiramichierA1]

@60Cascade Thank you very much! I will look for it.

[60Cascade]

@MiramichierA1 THIS LUSTY LAND was reissued on CD in 2006 on the Jasmine lable. I don't think it's no longer in print, but you can find copies of it on Amazon, eBay and Gemm.com. The full title of the CD is called "THIS LUSTY LAND (INCLUDING THE TALES OF DAVY CROCKETT). Good stuff!

[BrickPa]

@dkahnpe Listen to Merle Travis's version for the full lyric. Merle composed this piece and I'm torn between which I version I like better.