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Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.

- Tennessee Ernie Ford

Sixteen, Before, Written, Tons

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

Vibes, Some, Used, Flute

I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that.

- Tennessee Ernie Ford

Doing, Through, Set, Snapped

When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much music every day that pretty soon you find yourself hustling for material.

- Tennessee Ernie Ford

Doing, Week, Use, Hustling

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

Song, Like, Around, Predict

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