East Tennessee State University Professor Produces New Work on Tennessee Ernie Ford
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 13 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news:
Born in Bristol, Tennessee, just after World War I ended, Ernest Jennings Ford - known best as Tennessee Ernie Ford - reached tremendous levels of fame.
A radio and television host and singer who crossed many genres, Ford became especially well known for his 1955 recording of "Sixteen Tons," one of the biggest country and pop hits of the 1950s.
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Born in Bristol, Tennessee, just after World War I ended, Ernest Jennings Ford - known best as Tennessee Ernie Ford - reached tremendous levels of fame.
A radio and television host and singer who crossed many genres, Ford became especially well known for his 1955 recording of "Sixteen Tons," one of the biggest country and pop hits of the 1950s.
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