[DOC] [TLE] Tennessee Ernie Ford - Wikipedia [PAR] Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919  October 17, 1991), known 
professionally as ... You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older 
and deeper in debt. Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go;: I owe my 
soul to the company... [DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons song history | The Pop History Dig [PAR] Oct 6, 2008 ... No. 1 Hit. Sixteen Tons hit Billboard's Country Music charts in November 1955, 
and held the No. 1 position ... You load sixteen tons and what do you get? 
Another ..... High-Priced Pea Picker, Time, Monday, May. 27, 1957. [DOC] [TLE] Flashback: See Tennessee Ernie Ford's Go-Go Take on 'Sixteen ... [PAR] Nov 19, 2015 ... Groovy take on Ford's signature hit includes a squad of backup dancers ... Ernie 
Ford performs a go-go version of his signature hit "Sixteen Tons" on ... over to the 
pop chart as well, logging eight weeks at Number One. ... Ford, nicknamed the "
Old Pea Picker" for his familiar catchphrase, may have been the... [DOC] [TLE] 'Portrait of an American Singer' Revives The Memory ... - NPR Illinois [PAR] Oct 22, 2015 ... You load 16 tons, what do you get? ... "Sixteen Tons," a number one hit on both 
the pop and country charts for Tennessee Ernie Ford ... his rural background 
never hiding his drawl and referring to himself as the old pea picker. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Best '50s Songs - Taste of Country [PAR] Oct 8, 2011 ... Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons ... The Old Pea Picker died of liver failure in 
1991 at the age of 72. ... No. 1 hits like 'Long Gone Lonesome Blues,' 'Why Don't 
You Love Me,' 'Moanin' the Blues,' 'Cold, ... careers in country music make this 
song more than qualified to make our list of the best '50s songs. [DOC] [TLE] 'Portrait of an American Singer' Revives The Memory Of ... - NPR [PAR] Oct 22, 2015 ... You load 16 tons, what do you get? ... "Sixteen Tons," a number one hit on both 
the pop and country charts for Tennessee ... You have driven her away forever. ... 
TUCKER: When I was a kid, my parents love the old pea picker. [DOC] [TLE] Tennessee Ernie Ford's pea-pick'n heart credited ... - UC Magazine [PAR] 1 position, making Ford a crossover star who has been credited with kicking off 
the ... Ricky Rick-er-due" and for telling Lucy, You got quite a hitch in your get-
along." ... song  "Sixteen Tons," a coal-miner's lament that Merle Travis wrote in 
1946, ... he earned the "Ol' Pea-Picker" nickname because of his signature sign-
off,... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: Sixteen Tons: Tennessee Ernie Ford: MP3 Downloads [PAR] Buy Sixteen Tons: Read 47 Digital Music Reviews - Amazon.com. ... A classic 
song by Tennessee Ernie Ford, and one I have enjoyed for most of my life. ... (
They even give 'the ol' Pea Picker' a nod at the end) ... YesNoReport abuse ... a 
mind that's weak and a back that's strong... you load sixteen tons, and what do 
you get? [DOC] [TLE] Tennessee Ernie Ford - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Nov 7, 2013 ... Ford scored an unexpected major hit on the pop charts in 1955 with his rendition 
of ... You load sixteen tons, what do you get? ... "Sixteen Tons" spent ten weeks at 
number one on the country charts and eight ... His last interview was taped in 
September 1991 by his old friend Dinah Shore for her TV show. [DOC] [TLE] Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Tennessee Ernie Ford, part 2 [PAR] Sep 8, 2015 ... Capitol T/ST-1272 A Friend We Have: No Tears In Heaven; ... Go ~ You're 
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Question: "Sixteen Tons" & what do you get? A No. 1 hit for this old pea-picker
Answer: Tennessee Ernie Ford