It’s Friday with Cousin Ernie!
I love Ernie Ford. His bass/baritone voice is so sleek. Absolutely unmistakable. Here he is performing his signature song “Sixteen Tons.” But wait! This isn’t the version that took him to the top of the Pop and Country & Western charts in 1955. That version is cool, but it isn’t groovy. This version is. It comes from the television show “Hollywood Palace” (1964-1970) which we’ll be revisiting in future posts.
Have a groovy weekend!
Andre Dupuy is the youngest of five children, a fourth-generation Californian and he knows how to drive a Model-T Ford.
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