[13] The song made Ford a crossover star, and became his signature song. One year later, on Thursday night,October 4th, 1956, the result of that search aired coast-to-coast with the network's broadcast premiere ofThe Ford Show StarringTennesseeErnie Ford. A resident of this area since 1969, he lived in Fort Washington. Mini Bio (1) Tennessee Ernie Ford s lifetime: Thursday, February 13th, 1919 to Thursday, October 17th, 1991, was 26,544 days, equaling 3,792 weeks exactly. Composer, singer and author, educated at the Cincinnati Conservatory. In 1974, his was the first popular-music group to tour the Soviet Union under a United States-Soviet cultural exchange program. He was assigned to host an early morning country music disc jockey program titled Bar Nothin' Ranch Time. [4][5], At KXLA, Ford continued doing the same show and also joined the cast of Cliffie Stone's popular live KXLA country show Dinner Bell Roundup as a vocalist while still doing the early morning broadcast. He continued recording into the 1970s. [6], He released almost 50 country singles through the early 1950s, several of which made the Billboard charts. Death. 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. Dec 10, 2015 - His best selling album to date from the Grammy winner. This is a carousel with slides. ", Although the record was released in 1955, Mr. Ford said in an interview last year that "it's an everlasting hit. Make Room for Daddy. A system error has occurred. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In 1938, the young bass-baritone left the station and went to study classical music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. It lends itself to solos, choral work and great orchestration.". Ford would have turned 94 years old today. Ernest Jennings Ford. One year later, on Thursday night,October 4th, 1956, the result of that search aired coast-to-coast with the network's broadcast premiere ofThe Ford Show StarringTennesseeErnie Ford. A Worldwide Hit, Among Mr. Ford's most successful recordings were "Mule Train," "Smoky Mountain Boogie," "Shotgun Boogie, "I'll Never Be Free," "River of No Return," "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," "The Lusty Land," "Hogtied Over You," "Kiss Me Big," and "Softly and Tenderly. 2023 OLDIES.com and its affiliates and partner companies. In 1980 Ford lived in the Smoke Tree neighborhood of Palm Springs, California. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? One album, "Great Gospel Songs," won a Grammy in 1964. He became popular in the area and was soon hired away by Pasadena's KXLA radio. Sorry! Tennessee Ernie Ford, the homespun television host and country and Western crooner whose 1955 recording of "16 Tons" became one of the biggest-selling records of all time, died yesterday at H. C. A. Reston (Va.) Hospital Center. Tennessee Ernie Ford, as he came to be known, was an ordinary man but his overwhelming success later led to his downfall. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 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. 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. Ford had two Top Ten country hits in 1955 with "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and his biggest success, "Sixteen Tons," which spent ten weeks at number one on the country charts and eight weeks at number one on the pop charts. [2], Ford began wandering around Bristol in his high school years, taking an interest in radio and began his radio career as an announcer at WOPI-AM in 1937, being paid 10 dollars a week. Her marriage to James Hill ended in divorce. He was one of those guys that even if you didnt see him for several years, when he came back around, we picked it right back up, White said. A native of Savannah, Ga., he was a graduate of Savannah State College and did graduate work at Yale and Howard universities. Ford eventually ended his KXLA morning show and in the early 1950s, moved on from Hometown Jamboree. One year, close to Christmas, Ford chose the tune "Children Go Where I Send Thee", an American Spiritual that has slow tempo verses and an upbeat chorus. The mustached, six-foot-tall host was informal and friendly, and ended each show with a hymn. Please reset your password. "It's happy music and people enjoy it . He had a daytime musical variety show on ABC television from 1962 to 1965, and he made guest appearances on several other television shows, including several episodes as "Cousin Ernie" on "I Love Lucy.". 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. Capitol Rarities 1950-1953. Tennessee Ernie Ford was born in Bristol, Tennessee in 1919. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 3 Copy quote. Love is not easily put into words, and she was the "Love" of our lives! Tennessee Ernie Ford. 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. The Tennessee Ernie Show (The 1953 Radio Shows), Volume Two. Verify and try again. She attended Strayer Business College and the Washington School of Ballet. Survivors include a sister, Grace M. Griffin of Silver Spring. 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A native of Bristol, Tenn., Mr. Ford was born Ernest Jennings Ford. Friends, musicians and Air Force buddies of Tennessee Ernie Ford packed a church Monday to pay final tribute to the performer. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He was 72 years old and lived in Portola Valley, near Palo Alto, Calif. Mr. Ford became ill at Dulles International Airport on Sept. 28 and was taken to Reston Hospital. TOM NETHERLAND is a freelance writer. In the late 1970s, as a CAF colonel, Ford recorded the organization's theme song "Ballad of the Ghost Squadron". 3 Copy quote. Resend Activation Email. By that time the quality of his country albums had become uneven and none of his releases were selling well. Welcome to E.H. Ford Mortuary, proudly serving the Memphis, Tennessee area. For all of his occasionally risqu lyrics and humor, Ford also had a seriously religious side to his work and persona, and his voice was ideally suited to big arrangements of traditional hymns. With the release of "Sixteen Tons," his popularity increased to the point where NBC put him on prime time. The Story of Christmas Tennessee Ernie Ford. Ford joined the ranks of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990, at age 71. In the mid-1940s, Mrs. Hill went to work as a secretary at the NBC bureau in Washington. Soon NBC hired him to MC the television game show the Kollege of Musical Knowledge, and also to host his own weekday program, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (19561961). Over the years, Ford was awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for radio, records, and television. He also owned a cattle ranch in California. His Western songs and boogie-flavored numbers offered an energy level and sexual suggestiveness that made them rock & roll in all but name, and his recordings featured the fabulous instrumental talents of Merle Travis on guitar and Speedy West on pedal steel. A duet with Ella Mae Morse, "False Hearted Girl" was a top seller for the Capitol Country and Hillbilly division.[8]. All rights reserved. After the war he worked briefly at radio stations in San Bernardino, Calif. and Reno, Nev., then in 1948 was hired as a hillbilly disc jockey and newscaster at station KXLA in Pasadena, Calif. It is kind of amazing that so many of the stars of yesteryear are nearly forgotten within a generation or two. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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. Survivors include his stepmother, Dorotha M. Williams of Sun City, Ariz. Jeanne Milette Hill, 74, a former dancer and legal secretary in the Washington area, died of emphysema Sept. 23 at the Sharp Cabrillo Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Hill, a resident of San Diego, was born in Montreal. "Tennessee Ernie Ford"Beloved Husband of Beverly, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. As early as 1946 he'd shown up uncredited as a hillbilly performer in the multi-Academy Award-winning drama The Best Years of Our Lives, but a decade later his presence in movies was a selling point, as with his performance of the title song over the credits of the Marilyn Monroe/Robert Mitchum adventure film River of No Return in 1954, which became a pop hit. Her marriage to Marion Joseph Perry ended in divorce. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Home and birthplace to Bristol native Tennessee Ernie Ford. He was born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee to Clarence Thomas Ford and Maud Long. That year he became the first country-music entertainer to perform at the Palladium in London. [1][2] Ford was interred at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California. To differentiate himself, he created the personality of "Tennessee Ernie," a wild, madcap exaggerated hillbilly. ", 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. Today,forty seven yearsafter his now-legendary 1954 national debut onI Love Lucy,Cousin Ernieremains one of classic television's most enduring characters. 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. His comical Tennessee Ernie character "bless your pea-pickin' little heart" caught the ear of disc jockey-TV host Cliffie Stone, who made him a regular cast member of Los Angeles's Hometown Jamboree country music television and radio shows. There was a problem getting your location. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. 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 Ford's last name allowed the show title to carry a unique double entendre by selling the naming rights to the Ford Motor Company (Ford had no known relation to the Ford family that founded that company). "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. Eleanor Perry Woolnough, 69, an Arlington real estate agent who was a member of the Northern Virginia Board of Realtors, died of cancer Oct. 14 at her home in Arlington. She said when he would return to Bristol, he often brought his two sons along. Carl Joseph Schoepe, 67, a retired official of the Central Intelligence Agency who had been a Foreign Service officer in the State Department, died of heart ailments Oct. 6 at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. A former resident of Vienna, Mr. Schoepe was born in Cleveland. She later became a legal secretary, and she worked for the Washington law firm of Cushman Darby & Cushman in the late 1960s, when she moved to San Diego. I cant believe hes gone.. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life & Times. Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses 18. Today, he is best remembered for his hit recording of 'Sixteen Tons'.Born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Clarence Thomas Ford Sixteen Tons 4. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He appeared at the London Palladium, and made many records. He became a television quizmaster in 1954, hosting NBC's presentation of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Later he worked at radio stations in Atlanta and Knoxville, Tenn. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Ernie Ford (3806)? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [18], Less than four months after Betty's death in 1989, Ford married again. First Lieutenant Ford served in World War II as the bombardier on a B-29 Superfortress flying missions over Japan. She began her real estate career in 1967, and she had been working for Mount Vernon Realty for about 10 years at the time of her death. Ford insisted on ending with a hymn on his own show despite objections from network officials and the ad agency representing Ford, who feared it might provoke controversy. Earlier he was a retail manager for Giant Food, a distribution clerk for the Postal Service and a building supervisor for the Fairfax County Department of Recreation. Ernest Jennings Ford was born on Feb. 13, 1919, in Bristol, Tenn. As a child he entertained at family gatherings and sang in the Methodist Church choir. His last interview was taped on September 23, 1991, by his long-time friend Dinah Shore for her TV show, and was later aired on December 4 that year. 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". He returned for the announcing job in 1939 and did it from 1939 to 1941 in stations from Atlanta to Knoxville. 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. Ford, who died Thursday at age 72, was given a military funeral Monday with an honor guard. Shared the Microphone. 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 . Listen to Sixteen Tons, Union Dixie and more from Tennessee Ernie Ford. 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. 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. Why Baby Why 5. Ford was a gifted singer with a particular flair for comic material, and he was a huge commercial success in the 1950s and 1960s. He later switched his emphasis to gospel music; his 1957 album Hymns enjoyed great success. Ford died in H. C. A. Reston Hospital Center, in Reston, Virginia, on October 17. 2 on the Capitol Records' "Top Country & Hillbilly" best sellers list in 1952, "Sing We Now of Christmas" peaked at No. A resident of Fairfax, he was on vacation when stricken. It reflected experiences of the Travis family in the mines at Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He also owned a cabin near Grandjean, Idaho, on the upper South Fork of the Payette River, where he would regularly retreat. By the 1970s, however, it had begun to take an increasing toll on his health, appearance and ability to sing, though his problems were not known publicly. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Brion Ford, son of Tennessee Ernie Ford, died Friday at age 56. [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. In 1968, Ford narrated the Rankin/Bass Thanksgiving TV special The Mouse on the Mayflower for NBC. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Those who own one or more of Tennessee Ernie Ford's collections of sacred songs most likely have the seven included in the Ultimate Collection. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Ford's program was notable for the inclusion of a religious song at the end of every show, a tradition he recalled during his days as a cast member on Cliffie Stone's Hometown Jamboree live radio and TV show. 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. They had two . God Bless The U.S.A. 17. 2020 by TEF Enterprises, LP. Tennessee Ernie Ford: A Ford Show Family Christmas. His parents were Clarence Thomas Ford and Maud Long. In San Bernardino, Ford was hired as a radio announcer. Man in the Saddle. But one simple element separated it from all othersErnie closed virtually every show with a hymn, a spiritual or a song of faith. He can be reached at features@bristolnews.com. A versatile, deep-voiced performer, Tennessee Ernie Ford became the model for future generations of multi-faceted country entertainers. [16][17], Ford received posthumous recognition for his gospel music contributions by being added to the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1994. Mr. Moore retired from the DEA in 1987 after 18 years with that agency's mid-Atlantic regional laboratory. Known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, he began his rise to fame in1948 with Capital Records. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Ford, and two sons of his first marriage, Jeffrey Bucknew Ford and Brion Ford. The show's title referred not to the singer but to the Ford Motor Company, the sponsor. Brion must have been about 8 or 9. [3] He was also a bombing instructor at George Air Force Base, in Victorville, California. He also made numerous guest appearances on I Love Lucy and other TV shows and became a fixture on television. TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD Vinyl Records and CDs 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. 1951 Sixteen Tons 12 1955 Rock. Brion Leonard Ford Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Read the obituary of Brion Leonard Ford (1952 - 2008). bottom of page After the war, Ford worked at radio stations in San Bernardino and Pasadena, California. However, he moved to a different location in 1939 to study music at the Cincinnati . Throughout his legendary careerspanning over 50 years, Ernie Ford's early successes as a radio personality led to his signing with Capitol Records in 1949. [20], American singer and TV personality (19191991), "Everybody's Got a Girl But Me" peaked at No. Church Singer in Childhood. 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