Every week, Good Food’s Music Supervisor Gary Mecija selects a song to cook by. All of Gary’s music selections are added to Good Food’s Music to Cook By Playlist which lives on the right-hand sidebar ...

Best known for his version of "Sixteen Tons," Ford spanned genres and influenced early rock 'n' roll. A new five-disc set is nominated for a Grammy. On 'Portrait Of An American Singer,' Tennessee ...

Popularized in 1955 by country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Sixteen Tons” offers a glimpse into the stark realities of a coal miner working in the mines of Rosewood, Kentucky. Ford’s version reached ...

Explore the life of multifaceted singer, actor and humanitarian Tennessee Ernie Ford with this absorbing biography featuring archival footage, performances from Ford's Emmy-nominated television series ...

Do you remember the Tennessee Ernie Ford hit song called “Sixteen Tons”? It was about the life of a Kentucky coal miner. The title referenced the practice of new miners trying to haul 16 tons on their ...