Billboard

Primary Wave Buys Tennessee Ernie Ford Catalog

Primary Wave has purchased the publishing interest in the Tennessee Ernie Ford catalog that has reverted to the late singer's estate, Tennessee Ernie Ford Enterprises. Terms of the deal were not… By ...
American Songwriter

45 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Post-World War II Producer Who Worked With Tennessee Ernie Ford and Nat King Cole

Lee Gillette, the influential Capitol Records executive who worked with Nat King Cole, died 45 years ago today at age 68.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1919, the Country Singer and Radio Personality Who Rose to Fame After a Song About the Plight of Coal Miners Became a Massive Hit

On this day (February 13) in 1919, Tennessee Ernest Jennings Ford, better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was born in Bristol, Tennessee. After a radio career, he found fame as a regular cast member on ...
Moviefone

Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life and Times (2004)

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 ...
Capital Public Radio

On 'Portrait Of An American Singer,' Tennessee Ernie Ford's Early Songs Shine

Tennessee Ernie Ford was fed up with the trappings of fame and the demands of the music business. It was 1955 and his label, Capitol Records, had threatened to sue him if he didn't make another record ...
TV Guide

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Season 5 Episodes

In the final season's opener, Ernie and guest George Goebel mention the upcoming presidential debates between Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy, and imagine, how a future match up might ...
Bristol Herald Courier

New box set honors forgotten music pioneer Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tennessee Ernie Ford sits with Elvis Presley in this historical photo. This box set of 5 cd's and a book are part of the Tennessee Ernie Ford Portrait of an American Singer put together by Prof. Ted ...
Wall Street Journal

Hear Tennessee Ernie Ford’s First Sacred Song, ‘Slow Down’ (Exclusive)

Gospel albums have become a staple entry in the discographies of many country stars, but it wasn’t that way before Tennessee Ernie Ford. The pioneering country singer was among the first to record ...
Bristol Herald Courier

Ford ‘was a big deal’ to birthplace of country music

Six months before his death in October 1991, Bristol’s most famous son returned twice to his hometown. A week apart, those memorable visits that spring were his last to the Twin City. It was April 26 ...
The Atlantic

Civil War Songs of the North/Civil War Songs of the South

Tennessee Ernie Ford, baritone, with instrumentalists. chorus, and orchestra conducted by Jack Fascinato; Capitol T-1539 and T-1540. or ST-1539 and ST-1540 (stereo) ...
Moviefone

Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life and Times (2004) - Where to Watch

Streaming platforms for Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life and Times haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Tennessee Ernie Ford: His Life and Times' ...