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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