"16 Tons" with a little swing.

Don't know quite how this evolved for us but sounds a little more like "Stray Cat Strut" than "16 Tons". :-) Anyway, I don't think Tennessee Ernie Ford is spinnin' too much. Ronnie Truitt, vocals and guitar. Jace Weber, mandolin. Mary Beth Truitt, bass. Louis Fiquet, harp. Martina, guitar.

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• 16
• tons
• mandolin
• harmonica
• upright
• bass
• stray
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• strut
• tenneesee
• ernie
• ford
• swing
• rockabilly

[kaloncar]

Like you're updated version w/swing and love the sound of a woman's voice included with the variety of instruments. It must be fun to sit around and jam like that.

[TypicalJAFO]

I really, really liked this. The picking reminds me just a bit of Aerosmith's 'One Way Street', but there's also a nice, "folksy" feel that takes the song back to its roots. I could see some folks in an old time Appalachian mining town getting together and performing a version very similar to this. Nicely done!

[MrKevin1a]

Sounds good. I think Ernie Ford would be proud.

[jfaliveno]

Nice rendition. I do it a little differently. It is good to hear it done this way.

[fjccommish]

Good job guys, loved it.

[reddreaper]

Ronnie, that's the best video yet, great music and great atmosphere. The transmission man.

[Edubbplate]

good interpretation, like the singing

[BassicArts]

best video on you tube......

[aarraakk]

not bad at all even if it sounds more like minnie the moocher and less like 16 tons but it`s still a great version.

[myhorserusty]

Hey....thanks for your comments and compliments!! mb