AMG Review of 16 Tons of Boogie: The Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tom Roland
All Music Guide

In his later years, Ford's little pea-pickin' heart was closely associated with gospel and patriotic music, but in earlier years he knew how to -- as the album title says -- boogie. This includes all the essential material from that period: "Sixteen Tons," "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Mule Train," and "Blackberry Boogie," for starters.