You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Mr. Ford took the song that Merle Travis had written and recorded in 1947 and sang it over what he called "a semi-rock-and-roll background." ", "It seems that young marrieds and even high school kids know it," he added. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. 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. He also became the spokesman for Martha White brand flour in 1972. A native of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Woolnough moved to the Washington area in 1964. Failed to report flower. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Oops, something didn't work. Composer, singer and author, educated at the Cincinnati Conservatory. He earned the nickname "The Ol' Pea-Picker" due to his catchphrase, "Bless your pea-pickin' heart!" Resend Activation Email. If you see me coming, better step aside. ; . ", 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. In 1955 he began a daytime show on NBC five times a week. After the war, Ford -- who had married while serving in the military -- moved his family to San Bernardino, CA, and took a DJ job on a local radio station. Survivors include his wife, Vivian; son, Jarrod Michael Ford; three grandchildren; and his older brother, Buck. Richard Allen Moore, 59, a retired supervisory chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration who was a chemist with the Prince George's County police department, died of cancer Oct. 13 at George Washington University Hospital. We provide a variety of service offerings designed to meet your family's customs and traditions, including: Traditional funerals. 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). He spent a lot of his time in his early years listening to country or western musicians, in person or on the radio. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Shop our newest and most popular 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford sheet music such as "This Is My Country", or click the button above to browse all 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford sheet music. Beverly Wood and Tennessee Ernie Ford were married for 2 years before Tennessee Ernie Ford died aged 72.. About. The mustached, six-foot-tall host was informal and friendly, and ended each show with a hymn. A duet with Ella Mae Morse, "False Hearted Girl" was a top seller for the Capitol Country and Hillbilly division.[8]. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, BY TOM NETHERLAND SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER, PREP ROUNDUP: Eastside boys, girls get key Cumberland wins; Wise Central's McAmis reaches milestone; Holston's Caywood, GW's Goode, Virginia High's Martin, Castlewood's Dishman have big nights, PREP BASKETBALL: Keene eye leads Lebanon past Chilhowie Warriors, PREP BASKETBALL: Improved Hall making impact for Patrick Henry Rebels, PREP ROUNDUP: Moore double-double lifts Rural Retreat into first place in Hogo; Allie Reilly (West Ridge), Jake Hall (Patrick Henry), Kaleb Lawson (Eastside), Michael Reece (Lebanon) also star; GW boys score 91, Pizza Hut is bringing back a fan favorite from the '90s, Kanye West secretly gets married, Lisa Marie Presley dies and leaves grief-stricken Instagram post, and more celeb news, PREP BASKETBALL: Fisher, Sullivan East reel in Vikings; Tennessee High girls triumph, Moore appointed interim baseball coach at Virginia High as Daniels steps away, PREP BASKETBALL: Ramsey, Abingdon Falcons fly past John Battle Trojans; Battle girls beat Falcons, PREP ROUNDUP: Couch lifts Lebanon past 'other' Pioneers, Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization, PREP BASKETBALL: Bartuski, Chilhowie Warriors run past Holston, PREP BASKETBALL: Third time the charm as Honaker tops Pioneers, California winter storms cause billions in damage, Head of UN nuclear watchdog says experts to stay permanently in Ukraine, BLM demands changes after LAPD stun gun death, Warriors' Curry, Coach Kerr drop by WH briefing. They had two sons: Jeffrey Buckner "Buck" Ford (born 1950); and Brion Leonard Ford (born 1952, in San Gabriel, California), who died on October 24, 2008, in White House, Tennessee, of lung cancer, aged 56. One album, "Great Gospel Songs," won a Grammy in 1964. Mr. Ford himself canceled the show in 1961, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. Later he worked at radio stations in Atlanta and Knoxville, Tenn. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces. He was born on February 13th, 1919. 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. [3] He was also a bombing instructor at George Air Force Base, in Victorville, California. 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. The record sold over twenty million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. 2 on the Capitol Records' "Top Country & Hillbilly" best sellers list in 1952, "Sing We Now of Christmas" peaked at No. Death. He also owned a cattle ranch in California. The Story of Christmas Tennessee Ernie Ford. At KFXM, in San Bernardino, Ford was hired as a radio announcer. He served in the Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II. A system error has occurred. Sorry! He is survived by his second wife, Beverly; two sons from his first marriage, Jeffrey and Brian, and a stepdaughter, Stevie. I Fall To Pieces Tracks of Disc 2 16. The show's title referred not to the singer but to the Ford Motor Company, the sponsor. He recorded more than 80 albums during his singing career and sold more than 24 million albums of his gospel music. He became a television quizmaster in 1954, hosting NBC's presentation of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge. In reality, Ford had extraordinary flexibility and range, so much so that some employers and potential employers in radio were astonished to learn that they were drawing on the services of a vast array of "characters" and personas -- he could speak and sing in a magnificent, full-bodied baritone that would have been the envy of many an operatic singer, but he had an array of twangy, Southern- (and distinctly rustic Southern) inflected voices that he used, along with catch phrases that quickly got picked up by his listening audience, in Pasadena and Los Angeles. The musical variety program was a staple of the NBC schedule until 1961. Bristol, Tenn., native Dorothy Bibee, 90, grew up with Ernie Ford and they remained close friends throughout his life. 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. Mr. Moore taught high school chemistry in Savannah early in his career and was a chemist with the Food and Drug Administration in Buffalo for eight years before moving here. "It's happy music and people enjoy it . HOMETOWN Bristol, TN, United States of America BORN February 13, 1919 Similar Artists Roger Wagner Chorale Jimmy Dean 01 Stand By Me 00:0002 When God Dips His Love In My Heart 03:0403 He Knows What I Need 05:2204 Others 07:5205 What A Friend We Have In Jesus 09:4706 Sweet Ho. Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 - October 17, 1991) known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American country and gospel singer and radio and television host. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Composer, singer and author, educated at the Cincinnati Conservatory. A year after that -- a period in which he issued two more religious-oriented albums, one a Christmas recording and the other a gospel collection cut with the Jordanaires -- he released Country Hits - Feelin' Blue, a back-to-basics recording on which Ford, backed solely by Billy Strange on guitar and John Mosher on bass, ran through a dozen country music standards; the latter is regarded by many fans as the best country LP of Ford's career. It was a catchy, soft-rock arrangement of a song about the hardships of life in the coal mines, written by Merle Travis in 1947. A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died. ERNIE FORD OBITUARY FORD, ERNIE F. "HIPPIE" - age 46 of Knoxville, TN, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007 at his home. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. [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 . His zodiac sign is Aquarius. The song was a tribute to blue-collar workers, especially coal miners, with lines like "I owe my soul to the company store" and "another day older and deeper in debt. He moved to this area in the mid-1950s after having worked for Chrysler in Minnesota and North Dakota. 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). Kay Starr), What This Country Needs (Is a Good Old Fashioned Talk with the Lord), I've Got The Milk 'Em In The Morning Blues, I've Got The Feed 'Em In The Mornin' (Change 'Em) Feed 'Em In The Evenin' Blues, What This Country Needs (Is A Good Old Fashioned Talk With The Lord), The Death Hug / The Ballad of Davy Crockett / A Sensible Varmint, Crockett's Opinion of A Thunderstorm / Farewell, Call Me Darlin', Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear, Ain't Nobody's Business Taylor But My Own, Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair, If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time, Marching Song (Of the First Arkansas Negro Regiment), A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation), When Its Springtime In Alaska (Its Forty Below), Blues Stay Away from Me - (featuring Merle Travis), Ain't Nobody's Business but My Own - (featuring Kay Starr), I'll Never Be Free - (featuring Kay Starr), Tailor Made Woman - (featuring Joe "Fingers" Carr), Hey Good Lookin' - (featuring Helen O'Connell), Rock City Boogie - (featuring The Dinning Sisters), False Hearted Girl - (featuring Ella Mae Morse), Don't Start Courtin' in a Hot Rod - (featuring Molly Bee), Honeymoon's Over - (featuring Betty Hutton), I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants), Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball, Say Down Yonder In New Orleans, Freddy Cannon, What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For, If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time), Smokey Mountain Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Country Junction - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Tailor Made Woman - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bryant, Jimmy [1], I Got the Milk 'Em in the Mornin', Feed 'Em, Milk 'Em in the Evenin' Bl - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Anticipation Blues - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Feed 'Em in the Mornin', Change 'Em, Feed 'Em in the Evenin' Blues - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Taylor, Irving, Blues Stay Away from Me - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Delmore, Alton, I'll Never Be Free - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Benjamin, Bennie, I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen No More - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, The Mule Train - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Glickman, Fred, Donkey Serenade - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Forrest, George, Mister and Mississippi - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Gordon, Irving, The My Hobby - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, The Cry of the Wild Goose - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Gilkyson, Terry, Lord's Lariat - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Tennessee Border No. 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. 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. Brion was an accomplished singer, Buck Ford said. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. That little one, he was the one you had to watch. He joined the FAA in 1977 and specialized in the administration of tests and processing of certificates to pilots and airplane mechanics. Hello Walls 8. 2 1955 Pop. He appeared at the London Palladium, and made many records. Most often remembered today for his gospel recordings and for his portrayal of hayseeds on Lucille Ball television programs, Tennessee Ernie Ford first became famous singing country boogie. . ", His biggest hit, "16 Tons," sold two million copies within nine weeks, and ultimately sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He was a featured announcer and celebrity guest at the annual CAF Airshow in Harlingen, Texas, from 1976 to 1988. 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. I Love Lucy. 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. You have permission to edit this article. 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 was almost a one-man radio network and cast at one point on KXLA, and drawing an ever-larger audience. He would never record for a major label again.[14]. Santa Claus Meets The Purple People Eater, Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera), What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini, Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (feat. 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. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Another day older and deeper in debt. Ford, who died Thursday at age 72, was given a military funeral Monday with an honor guard. 1919-1991. 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. 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