We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a guitar, vibes and a piano. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
Shot Gun Boogie, I wanted wedding bells. I'll be back little gal, when your pappy runs out of shells. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a… — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
If you see me coming, better step aside. A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
I tell you, I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers! — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't predict whether it'll hit or not. — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much… — Tennessee Ernie Ford Copy Share Image
