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Tennessee Ernie Ford's trio albums: simple clarity... natural depth.
Tennessee Ernie Ford's two trio albums: 'Country Hits...Feelin' Blue' (1964) 'Ernie Sings & Glen Picks' (1975) paired here by Bear Family Records® for the first time in any format.
An early template for the 'unplugged' album... decades before that recording technique became a trend in popular music.
Featured musicians: guitarist extraordinaire Billy Strange and upright bassist John Mosher (1964), and country and pop crossover superstar/guitarist/harmony singer Glen Campbell and acoustic bassist Chuck Domanico (1975). -To many in the know these are the finest LP releases of secular music from the singer's long career, with a voice that was well-worn yet enduring. -Extensive liner notes by East Tennessean, Dr. Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. -The full-color booklet contains previously unseen photos from the recording sessions. In 2015 Bear Family Records collected Ford's 78 RPM releases along with his 1950s LPs of secular music in the 5-CD boxed set 'Tennessee Ernie Ford: Portrait of an American Singer, 1949-1960' (BCD17332). That set, though, did not incorporate any of Ford's recordings released after 1960. Ford is most often remembered today for his early recordings. In 1955, the singer scored a massive national crossover hit with his finger-snapped rendition of Sixteen Tons. He remained a prolific recording artist through the early 1980s. Bear Family's release of this single-CD featuring two trio albums presents recordings Ford himself would have wanted to be considered in any discussions about his legacy 'Country Hits...Feelin' Blue' and 'Ernie Sings & Glen Picks' document Ford at his best! Released in 1964, 'Country Hits...Feelin' Blue' was remarkably stripped-down and unassuming. Among the musicians were two masters on their own instruments: guitarist extraordinaire Billy Strange and upright bassist John Mosher.

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In both of these albums there is an earnestness, a loyalty to the rural sensibility, that rebukes the marketing of the country music industry.

     —Jeremy Ray Jewell, The Arts Fuse

“Classic Trio Albums” makes available for the first time paired together and on CD Ford’s most highly acclaimed secular recordings from the 1960s and 1970s.

     —A! Magazine For The Arts

This is top-notch country music that’s easy on the ears and a joy to listen to.

     —Andrew Smith, International Country Music

22 tracks of acoustic honesty on classic material...No strings, no background vocalists, nothing but that lowball Tennessee swoon of a voice for the ages and guitarists Billy Strange and Glen Campbell.

     —Mike Greenblatt, Goldmine