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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.
The Best of Tennessee Ernie Ford Hymns: 1969 Songs I Like to Sing: New Wave: Holy, Holy, Holy: 1970 America the Beautiful: 192 Everything Is Beautiful: 1971 Abide with Me: C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S: Folk Album: 1972 Mr. Words and Music: Standin' in the Need of Prayer: 1973 Country Morning: 46 Ernie Ford Sings About Jesus: 1974 Make A Joyful Noise: 35 1975
1965: Tennessee Ernie Ford released another version of the song, "Sixteen Tons '65" (with largely the same lyrics as his first recording of the song, but with a substantially different musical arrangement) on a French EP of the same name. 1966: Stevie Wonder recorded a version influenced by Motown and soul music on his Down to Earth album.
The Ford Show (also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show) is an American variety program starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956, to June 29, 1961. [2]
Hymns is a 1956 studio album by Tennessee Ernie Ford, released in 1957. [3] [4] It was the second-best-selling record in the United States in 1957.The album is one of the best selling of all time, and spent 277 weeks on the Billboard 200. [5]
"The Shotgun Boogie" is a 1950 song by Tennessee Ernie Ford. "The Shotgun Boogie" was Tennessee Ernie Ford's most successful release on the Country & Western charts, staying on the charts for a total of twenty-five weeks, and at number one for fourteen weeks. [1] Ford, a hunter himself, wrote the song. Jazz bandleader Cab Calloway covered the song.
"I'll Never Be Free" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss and performed by Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford. It reached #2 on the U.S. country chart and #3 on the U.S. pop chart in 1950. [1]
The biggest selling version, recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford, was released on 31 May 1954 by Capitol Records in the United States, and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1955. The record was produced by Ken Nelson. [1] "Give Me Your Word" was Ford's first hit in the United Kingdom. [1]