Catapulted to international fameon the strength of a string of top-ten singles, includingMule Train, and his unforgettable duet with Kay Starr,I'll Never Be Free, Ernie quickly caught the attention of both Madison Avenue and television's earliest movers and shakers, including Lucille Ball. [1][2] Ford was interred at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California. Many of his early records, including "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Blackberry Boogie", were exciting, driving boogie-woogie records featuring accompaniment by the 'Hometown Jamboree' band, which included Jimmy Bryant on lead guitar and pioneer pedal steel guitarist Speedy West. The record sold over twenty million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In recent years he had lived in Portola Valley, Calif. His first wife, the former Betty Hemminger, whom he married in 1942, died in 1989. A resonant-voiced baritone, he signed with Capitol Records in 1948 singing everything from country & western, pop, rock & roll to gospel and most of his recordings made it to the Top Ten. That year he became the first country-music entertainer to perform at the Palladium in London. All rights reserved. Ernie Ford Vintage Record Album Boxed Set LilyValleyTreasures (84) $15.00 Vintage Tennessee Ernie Ford have you seen her and first born 45 TimelessmusicStore (568) $5.00 Rare - Tennessee Ernie Ford - Spirituals Volume 1-2-3 - 45rpm - Circa 1956 Miggysvinyl (3,184) $5.39 $5.99 (10% off) Tennessee Ernie Ford Biography OldButGoldNeedsSold (208) $25.00 This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. His album "Great Gospel Songs" won a Grammy in 1964. TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD, COUNTRY SINGER, DIES By Bart Barnes October 18, 1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, 72, the country and western singer who was best known for his recordings of gospel hymns and. He retired in 1979. He sang at the Grand Ole Opry in 1950, and in 1953 he became the first country singer to appear at London's prestigious Palladium. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He began using the term during his disc jockey days on KXLA.[2][14]. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Anyone can read what you share. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He was born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee to Clarence Thomas Ford and Maud Long. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. . Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Ford sold more than 24 million gospel music albums. 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[2] In 1961, he recorded two albums of American Civil War songs, one for songs of the Union and another for songs of the Confederacy. Search above to list available cemeteries. Through 1976, he released a total of eighty-three albums on the label--and literally scores of single records, including his classic version of Merle Travis' timeless anthem to the working man, "Sixteen Tons"at the time of its release, the fastest selling single in Capitol's history.To date, it is estimatedthat Ford has sold more than 400 million records worldwide--an astonishing number, even by today's standards. 85 on the. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals.The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 5:7 . Mr. Ford recorded more than 80 albums during a career of more than 40 years. To differentiate himself, he created the personality of "Tennessee Ernie," a wild, madcap exaggerated hillbilly. He was assigned to host an early morning country music disc jockey program, Bar Nothin' Ranch Time. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3806/ernie-ford. "Tennessee Ernie Ford"Beloved Husband of Beverly, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. In 1947 he also made the acquaintance of Cliffie Stone, a musician, announcer, and producer who was rapidly becoming one of the most influential figures in country music on the West Coast. [9] He became a household name in the U.S., largely as a result of his portrayal in 1954 of the 'country bumpkin', "Cousin Ernie", in three episodes of I Love Lucy. Today,forty seven yearsafter his now-legendary 1954 national debut onI Love Lucy,Cousin Ernieremains one of classic television's most enduring characters. Ernest Jennings Ford, known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life & Times. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). The Ford Theatre, an anthology series also sponsored by the company, had run in the same time slot on NBC in the preceding 19551956 season. He attended Gonzaga College High School and Wheeling College in West Virginia. The next year Mr. Ford had his first country hits, "Mule Train" and "Smokey Mountain Boogie," and in 1950 he recorded a duet with Kay Starr, "I'll Never Be Free," that soared on both the country and pop charts. "I'll Never Be Free", a duet pairing Ford with Capitol Records pop singer Kay Starr,[7] became a huge country and pop crossover hit in 1950. Failed to report flower. Real Name: Ernest Jennings Ford Profile: Born : February 13, 1919 // Bristol, TN, United States Died : October 17, 1991 // Reston, VA, United States Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. 1 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Work, Jimmy, You're My Sugar - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Stanley, Hal, What This Country Needs (Is a Good Old Fashioned Talk with the Lord) - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Spencer, The Stack-O-Lee - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Traditional, Strange Little Girl - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Adler, Richard [Com, Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Kirk, Eddie, Smokey Mountain Boogie [Version] - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Country Junction [Version] - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, There'll Be No New Tunes On This Old Piano, Mambo Italiano Rosemanry Clooney And The Melloman, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Southern Belle (From Nashville, Tennessee), Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine, When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along, I'm Too Sad To Laugh, And I'm Too Mean To Cry, This Lusty Land (Including the Tales of Davy Crockett) (CD), 100 No. My Christmas Favorites Ford, Tennessee Ernie (See all 72 albums) Songs . In San Bernardino, Ford was hired as a radio announcer. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Brion must have been about 8 or 9. 01 Stand By Me When God Dips His Love In My Heart He Knows What I Need Others What A Friend We Have In Jesus . Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Best of the Best Tenne Ford, Tennessee Ernie. Men, Steps, Egotism. The show's title referred not to the singer but to the Ford Motor Company, the sponsor. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Mr. Ford also was host of a popular prime-time variety show on NBC television, "The Ford Show," which ran from 1956 to 1961 and featured the likes of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne and Gary Cooper as guests. It was there that he first took on the name "Tennessee Ernie," which became the focus of his comedic on-air persona, a kind of good-hearted bumpkin who was smarter than he let on and funnier (and more eccentric) than he seemingly knew; in some respects, "Tennessee Ernie" was a bit like some of the more benign rural characters that had been essayed in the movies by Walter Brennan. In his heyday, Ernie Ford was the highest paid personality in prime-time American television. Tennessee Ernie Ford, as he came to be known, was an ordinary man but his overwhelming success later led to his downfall. It would earn him the distinction of almost single-handedly bringing inspirational music into the mainstream of American entertainmentan enduring legacy of the lasting impact that one man's expression of faith can have on millions of people. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. In high school he sang in school stage productions and in a glee club, and he spent so much of his spare time at the local radio station, WOPI, that after his high school graduation in 1937 he was hired as a disc jockey. Capitol Rarities 1950-1953. Tennessee Ernie Ford was born in Bristol, Tennessee in 1919. This led to nightclub, radio and television appearances, and in 1953 Mr. Ford starred on an NBC television summer show, "The College of Musical Knowledge." Tennessee Ernie Fords lifetime: Thursday, February 13th, 1919 to Thursday, October 17th, 1991, was 26,544 days, equaling 3,792 weeks exactly. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. After Betty committed suicide in 1989 because of prescription drug abuse, Ernie's liver problems, diagnosed years earlier, became more apparent, but he refused to reduce his drinking despite repeated doctors' warnings. In the mid-1940s, Mrs. Hill went to work as a secretary at the NBC bureau in Washington. And although his hits tended to be written by others, he also composed songs, including "Hogtied Over You," "Kiss Me Big," and "Softly and Tenderly.". Home and birthplace to Bristol native Tennessee Ernie Ford. Learn more about managing a memorial . He graduated from George Mason University. The family asks that memorial gifts be given to a cancer center of the donors choice. Then, in September of 1955, Ford Motor Company announced it would be sponsoring its own prime-time variety show on NBC, and the search for a star to host the show was on. Tennessee Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford :: a biography Born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13th, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford has made an indelible impact on America and the world through his unparalleled accomplishments in radio, records and television. Ford was born in Bristol, Tennessee, United States,[1] to Maud (ne Long) and Clarence Thomas Ford. The first serious reissues of his music began appearing on CD in 1990, starting with Rhino Records' 16 Tons of Boogie: The Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford, which covered material going back to his early honky tonk sound, and collections of his gospel recordings began appearing from Capitol during this same period. With the release of "Sixteen Tons," his popularity increased to the point where NBC put him on prime time. His first gospel album, Hymns (1956), became the first religious album to go gold, while his second gospel album, Great Gospel Songs, earned him a Grammy. He was a featured announcer and celebrity guest at the annual CAF Airshow in Harlingen, Texas, from 1976 to 1988. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. He recorded more than 80 albums during his singing career and sold more than 24 million albums of his gospel music. Tennessee Ernie Ford Song list Just As I Am, Without One Plea (1835) Sixteen Tons (1955) More Songfacts: Station to Station David Bowie David Bowie's "Station to Station" is over 10 minutes long. Husband of Betty Jean Ford and Beverly Ford [Verse 2] I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal And the straw boss said, "Well-a bless my soul . He had worked for the police department laboratory since then. American Country Musician Tennessee Ernie Ford was born Ernest Jennings Ford on 13th February, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee, USA and passed away on 17th Oct 1991 Reston, Virginia, USA aged 72. Tennessee Ernie Ford A Sad Life by Dennis Pollock Most young people today would have no idea who Tennessee Ernie Ford was or what he did. But today, Tennessee Ernie Ford remains one of the most popular and beloved entertainersAmericaand the world have ever known. Man in the Saddle. Funeral services for him will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. CST at Austin & Bell Funeral Home, 533 Hwy. Walk On By 9. As an entertainer he had a mischievous grin, a folksy, homespun style and an affable good-old-boy manner that made his audiences feel as if he were talking to each of them personally. Known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, he began his rise to fame in1948 with Capital Records. He became a disk jockey on the ABC radio network in 1952, and started on the NBC-TV summer program "The College of Musical Knowledge" in 1953. There was an error deleting this problem. Roger T. Boggs III, 44, an examination clerk with the Federal Aviation Administration at Dulles International Airport, died Oct. 12 while driving on Interstate 70 near Terre Haute, Ind. 3 Copy quote. As a child, Brion Ford was a lightning bolt of energy. Failed to remove flower. A duet with Ella Mae Morse, "False Hearted Girl" was a top seller for the Capitol Country and Hillbilly division.[8]. GREAT NEWS! Last year Dinah Shore, George Gobel, Della Reese, the Everly Brothers, George Lindsey, Minnie Pearl and other performers paid tribute to his 50 years in show business in an hourlong cable-television special. Some years ago, Bibee and her late husband, Charles Oakley, kept house for the Fords at their home in California while they vacationed in Hawaii. Oops, something didn't work. The Mayfield Brothers of West Texas, including Smokey Mayfield, Thomas Edd Mayfield, and Herbert Mayfield, were among Ford's warmup bands, having played for him in concerts in Amarillo and Lubbock, during the late 1940s. Burial. 65K views 1 year ago Mini bio of the life of actor Tennessee Ernie Ford who is probably most famous for singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, his hit. Ramona Chapman. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. At the time of his death from liver failure in the fall of 1991, he remained a much-loved figure far beyond the boundaries of the country music audience. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels 3. However, he moved to a different location in 1939 to study music at the Cincinnati . This account has been disabled. ", His rich bass-baritone, personable drawl, ingratiating smile and unhurried manner made him a popular network television star in the 1950's and 60's. She said when he would return to Bristol, he often brought his two sons along. Ford, who died Thursday at age 72, was given a military funeral Monday with an honor guard. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons". Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 October 17, 1991),[1] known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Stone invited Mr. Ford to be a soloist on the show and also helped him obtain a recording contract with Capitol Records. CD: $113.59. We wish we could extend a happy birthday wish to him, but it's been more than 20 years since he died at age 72. His overseas assignments included Turkey, Pakistan, Cambodia and Taiwan. He started singing as a boy and, after graduating from high school, became a voice student at Virginia Intermount College. Brion was an accomplished singer, Buck Ford said. He continued recording into the 1970s. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. 2 on the Capitol Records' "Top Country & Hillbilly" best sellers list in 1952, "Sing We Now of Christmas" peaked at No. A native of Bristol, Tenn., Mr. Ford was born Ernest Jennings Ford. Ford's experiences as a navigator and bombardier in World War II led to his involvement with the Confederate Air Force (now the Commemorative Air Force), a war plane preservation group in Texas. In 1956 Mr. Ford was hired by NBC-TV to be the host of "The Ford Show" on Thursday nights. Add to your scrapbook. The mustached, six-foot-tall host was informal and friendly, and ended each show with a hymn. Year should not be greater than current year. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. American recording artist and television host Tennessee Ernie Ford became a staple on the Grand Ole Opry and had many crossover hits, including "Sixteen Tons" and "Ballad of Davy Crockett." He later switched his emphasis to gospel music; his 1957 album Hymns enjoyed great success. Five singles had been released by late 1949, including "Tennessee Border" and "Smokey Mountain Boogie" (both Top Ten) and his first number one single, "Mule Train." What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? She attended Strayer Business College and the Washington School of Ballet. Oh Lord, yes, Bibee said. And all of these activities serve to illustrate Ford's extraordinary range as a singer and performer, of music and comedy, and an appeal that cut across regional and cultural -- and even national -- lines. Running, Gun, Dancing. In the years after his variety show ended, Mr. Ford appeared occasionally on television specials and toured as a country-music performer. Survivors include her husband, retired Army Gen. James K. Woolnough of Arlington; two children from her first marriage, Daniel J. Perry of Arlington and Pamela L. Anderson of Sacramento, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Bowie was doing a lot of drugs at the time and later said, "I have only flashes of making it." Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus Tennessee Ernie Ford: A Ford Show Family Christmas. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. He appeared at the London Palladium, and made many records. See more ideas about tennessee ernie ford, hymn, best selling albums. From 'River of No Return" 2009 by Jeffrey Buckner Ford, his oldest son. He also contributed to movies as a singer. Listen to Sixteen Tons, Union Dixie and more from Tennessee Ernie Ford. All Tennessee Ernie Ford Songs Full list of Tennessee Ernie Ford songs, listed alphabetically: See also Tennessee Ernie Ford Albums Display Hambone Rock of Ages Snow Shoe Thompson A Beautifil Life A Beautiful Life A Child Of The King A Legend In His Mind A Medley A Mighty Fortress A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Abide With Me Abide With Thee ). 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