Tennessee Ernie Ford - Portrait Of An American Singer (2015)

Inarguably a major recording act, Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991) sold an estimated 90 million albums worldwide, and charted 17 Top Ten country singles and four Top Ten pop singles over a 35-year recording career. And he played significant - and pioneering - roles in radio and television broadcasting. In the early months of 1955, Ford's version of The Ballad Of Davy Crockett was a top five hit on the country chart as well as on the pop chart, foreshadowing Ford's ultimate crossover achievement. Toward the end of that same year, his smash single Sixteen Tons topped both charts simultaneously, and rose to #1 in the U.K. Selling over four million copies and proving to be one of the most influential singles of the 1950s.

Tracklist:

CD 1
1. I've Got the Milk 'Em in the Morning Blues (2:26)
2. Tennessee Border (2:28)
3. Philadelphia Lawyer (3:26)
4. Country Junction (2:25)
5. Smokey Mountain Boogie (2:42)
6. You'll Find Her Name Written There (3:16)
7. Put Your Arms Around Me (3:21)
8. Anticipation Blues (2:11)
9. Blues Stay Away From Me (2:39)
10. Philosophy (2:29)
11. Mule Train (3:09)
12. The Donkey Serenade (2:17)
13. The Cry of the Wild Goose (3:17)
14. My Hobby (2:36)
15. I've Got the Feed 'Em in the Mornin' (Change 'Em) Feed 'Em in the Evenin' Blues (2:28)
16. Slow Down (2:35)
17. I'll Never Be Free (2:38)
18. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (2:43)
19. The Lord's Lariat (3:02)
20. What This Country Needs (Is A Good Old Fashioned Talk with the Lord) (2:29)
21. Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women (3:08)
22. I Ain't Let it Happen No More (2:30)
23. The Shotgun Boogie (2:39)
24. The Blue Canadian Rockies (2:55)
25. It's the Talk of the Town (2:51)
26. Cincinnati Dancing Pig (2:52)
27. Leetle Juan Pedro (2:17)
28. Tailor Made Woman (2:22)
29. Stack-O-Lee (2:50)
30. I'm A Bad Man (2:59)
31. You Can Tell A Texan Everytime (2:19)
32. The Strange Little Girl (3:01)
33. Kentucky Waltz (3:01)

CD 2
1. She's My Baby (2:45)
2. Mister and Mississippi (3:08)
3. Christmas Dinner (2:54)
4. A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus (1:50)
5. Oceans of Tears (2:38)
6. You're My Sugar (2:37)
7. Rock City Boogie (2:13)
8. Streamlined Cannonball (2:59)
9. Kissin' Bug Boogie (2:05)
10. Woman is A Five Letter Word (2:48)
11. Hey, Good Lookin' (2:06)
12. Cool, Cool Kisses (2:20)
13. Hambone (1:54)
14. The Gandy Dancer's Ball (2:21)
15. Everybody's Got A Girl But Me (2:01)
16. Fatback, Louisiana, USA (2:23)
17. Snow Shoe Thompson (2:29)
18. I'm Hog Tied Over You (2:35)
19. False Hearted Girl (2:17)
20. Tennessee Local (2:27)
21. Blackberry Boogie (2:28)
22. I Don't Know (2:34)
23. Sweet Temptation (2:39)
24. Don't Start Courtin' In A Hot Rod (2:35)
25. We're A' Growin' Up (2:03)
26. Hey ! Mr. Cotton Picker (2:21)
27. Three Things (A Man Should Do) (3:03)
28. Celebratin' (2:22)
29. Kiss Me Big (2:20)

CD 3
1. Catfish Boogie (2:21)
2. This Must Be the Place! (1:58)
3. The Honeymoon's Over (1:57)
4. There is Beauty in Everything (3:06)
5. Somebody Bigger Than You and I (2:35)
6. Have You Seen Her (3:14)
7. Give Me Your Word (3:13)
8. River of No Return (2:35)
9. Eins, Zwei, Drei (2:07)
10. Losing You (2:56)
11. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (2:58)
12. Farewell (2:37)
13. The Death Hug / The Ballad of Davy Crockett / A Sensible Varmint (6:40)
14. Crockett's Opinion of A Thunderstorm / Farewell (4:33)
15. I am A Pilgrim (3:20)
16. His Hands (2:40)
17. Sixteen Tons (2:40)
18. You Don't Have to Be A Baby to Cry (2:16)
19. Nine Pound Hammer (2:07)
20. Trouble in Mind (2:20)
21. That's All (2:50)
22. John Henry (2:57)
23. Chicken Road (2:42)
24. Dark as A Dungeon (2:51)
25. I Gave My Love A Cherry (3:35)
26. Gaily the Troubadour (2:01)
27. The Rovin' Gambler (2:17)
28. The Last Letter (4:01)
29. Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet (3:11)

CD 4
1. False Hearted Girl (2:23)
2. In the Pines (2:52)
3. Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women (2:26)
4. The Rock, Roll Boogie (2:25)
5. Call Me Darlin',call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear (2:34)
6. First Born (2:12)
7. Have You Seen Her (2:30)
8. One Suit (2:05)
9. The Watermelon Song (2:13)
10. The Lonely Man (2:12)
11. Blackberry Boogie (1:52)
12. She's My Baby (2:13)
13. Kiss Me Big (2:14)
14. Catfish Boogie (2:14)
15. Smokey Mountain Boogie (2:18)
16. Anticipation Blues (2:09)
17. Shotgun Boogie (2:12)
18. I've Got the Milk'em in the Morning Blues (2:22)
19. Ain't Nobody's Business Taylor But My Own (1:57)
20. I Ain't Gonna Let it Happen No More (2:28)
21. Country Junction (2:11)
22. The Lord's Lariat (2:34)
23. In the Middle of an Island (2:22)
24. Ivy League (2:15)
25. Down Deep (2:07)
26. Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart (2:14)
27. A-Sleepin' At the Foot of the Bed (2:08)
28. Love Makes the World Go Round (2:29)
29. Sunday Barbecue (2:21)
30. Glad Rags (1:58)
31. Toys for Tots (Short Version) (1:10)
32. Toys for Tots (Long Version) (1:47)

CD 5
1. Browns Ferry Blues (2:11)
2. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (3:10)
3. My Grandfather's Clock (3:18)
4. Code of the Mountains (3:15)
5. Small World (2:34)
6. I Left My Gal in the Mountains (2:41)
7. Blackeyed Susie (2:05)
8. Pretty Little Pink (2:15)
9. Look Down (That Old Lonesome Road) (2:59)
10. Love is the Only Thing (2:17)
11. Darby's Ram (1:48)
12. Freight Train Blues (2:52)
13. Barbara Allen (2:37)
14. Twenty One Years (3:14)
15. Old Blue (2:40)
16. The Night Herding Song (2:45)
17. Sunny Side of Heaven (2:42)
18. Little Klinker (1:59)
19. Jingle O the Brownie (2:04)
20. Jealous Heart (3:37)
21. I Forgot More the You'll Ever Know (2:38)
22. I Really Don't Want to Know (2:42)
23. Molly Darling (2:31)
24. Don't Rob Another Man's Castle (2:32)
25. I Can't Help it (2:30)
26. Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (2:53)
27. I Gotta Have My Baby Back (3:46)
28. Bouquet of Roses (2:23)
29. Cold, Cold Heart (3:29)
30. I Love You So Much it Hurts (3:12)
31. Half as Much (2:13)