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Tennesse Ernie Ford (voc); Billy Strange (g); John Mosher (b)
'Country Hits...Feelin' Blue', released by
Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1964, is a throwback ? or
as the liner notes to this country classic
(perhaps Ford's best) say, ?You don't hear much
singing like this nowadays ? just a voice with
easy guitar and bass accompaniment?. But oh, what
a voice. Ford's resonant-voiced baritone might be
best known for his 1955 cover of Merle Travis'
grim coal-mining song 'Sixteen Tons', with sales
topping 4 million copies. The hit cemented Ford's
place as one of America's top entertainers ? a
singer and TV host who enjoyed success during the
1950s, '60s and '70s in multiple musical genres ?
country, pop, and gospel.
He first guested on the Grand Ole Opry in 1950,
and in 1953 he became the first country singer to
appear at London's prestigious Palladium. Soon NBC
hired him to emcee the television game show
'Kollege of Musical Knowledge', and also to host
his own weekday program. His subsequent prime-time
network variety programs made ?Bless your little
pea-pickin' hearts? a household catch phrase and
provided wide exposure for his musical renditions
of great country and gospel favorites.
The songs chosen by Ford for 'Country
Hits...Feelin' Blue' are all favorites, some of
the best tunes from the inspired pens of such
country composers as Hank Williams, Fred Rose,
Jenny Lou Carson, Willie Nelson, and Don Gibson.
The album (one of Ford's favorite LPs) was
recorded with backup provided by just two
musicians; guitarist Billy Strange and bassist
John Mosher.
Some of these songs go back to the start of Ford's
career when he and Strange were working together
as cast members of Los Angeles's 'Hometown
Jamboree' country music radio show. Mosher was a
member of Ford's TV show band since its inception.
Strange created the musical arrangements for
'Country Hits...Feelin' Blue' ? a quiet, simple
get-together with the songs they had been playing
and singing down through the years. That's why
it's more than just another album. You can hear
the affection and understanding coming through.
For this Analogue Productions reissue we turned to
the experts who once again bring their stellar
craftsmanship to the creation of a
phenomenal-sounding release. Lacquers were cut by
Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio who mastered the LP
from the original tape. Plating and 200-gram
pressing was by our own Quality Record Pressings,
makers of the world's finest-sounding LPs noted
for their superior sonics and silent backgrounds.
And nothing less than a Stoughton Printing
old-style tip-on jacket would suit such a great
LP.
Albums have been made with lots more people and
lots more sound. But quantity never did mean
quality. This is just a simple, great album. Great
voice, great guitar and bass, and great songs ?
the best of each.
Format: 1LP 200g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Release date: 01.04.2020
Manufacturer: Acoustic Sounds
Original label: Capitol
Genre: Country
Kat.č.: AAPP 126-33 (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Acoustic Sounds , cena: 1450.00 Kč, EAN: 753088112614 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů