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 ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tennessee Ernie Ford’s spirit inhabits the sanctuary and hallways of Anderson Street United Methodist Church through friends who cherish and preserve his memory. Ford, a world-class ...

Except for signs on state Route 394 and the well-preserved Anderson Street home where he once lived, Twin City native Tennessee Ernie Ford appears all but forgotten in his hometown, which now embraces ...

A handsome country-music vocalist came along in the 1950s with a strong, winning personality and rugged physical presence, admired by men but especially attractive to women. Starting “down home,” he ...

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 ...

Ford, a popular singer and TV personality during the 1950s and early `60s, released two albums of Civil War songs in 1961, a century after the War Between the States began. One album featured a dozen ...

Tennessee Ernie Ford, 72, the homespun television host and country and Western crooner whose 1955 recording of ”Sixteen Tons” became one of history`s biggest selling records; he was known for his ...

Friends, musicians and Air Force buddies of Tennessee Ernie Ford packed a church Monday to pay final tribute to the performer. Ford, who died Thursday at age 72, was given a military funeral with an ...

Whoever it was that thought it would be a good idea to take a hugely popular country-folk song about a Kentucky coal miner from 1955 and a decade later re-work it into a groovy dance tune, complete ...

Although there are different American music charts, success in one category but not another is not a marginal accomplishment. A major star on the country chart can be as popular, heavy selling and as ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Tennessee Ernie Ford was a hugely popular singer in the 1950s and 60s. Now, a new 5-disc boxed set attempts to reintroduce Ford to a new audience. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review. This is FRESH ...