Tennessee Ernie Ford
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"Ernest Jennings Ford", known professionally as "Tennessee Ernie Ford", was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the Country music/country and Western, Pop music/pop, and Gospel music/gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, today, he is best remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".

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You can't cheat the public for long.

He started out at the bottom, and sort of likes it there.