You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Ford, who died Thursday at age 72, was given a military funeral Monday with an honor guard. He also owned a cabin near Grandjean, Idaho, on the upper South Fork of the Payette River, where he would regularly retreat. ). He was almost a one-man radio network and cast at one point on KXLA, and drawing an ever-larger audience. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. [3] He was also a bombing instructor at George Air Force Base, in Victorville, California. His parents were Clarence Thomas Ford and Maud Long. This account has been disabled. In the late 1970s, as a CAF colonel, Ford recorded the organization's theme song "Ballad of the Ghost Squadron". 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. 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. There is a problem with your email/password. Initially, Ford appeared on Stone's Hometown Jamboree, which started on radio and moved to television later in the 1940s, and in 1948 Stone brought him to Capitol Records, the beginning of a relationship that would last for 40 years, covering the rest of the singer's life. A duet with Ella Mae Morse, "False Hearted Girl" was a top seller for the Capitol Country and Hillbilly division.[8]. Ernie Ford Vintage Record Album Boxed Set LilyValleyTreasures (84) $15.00 Vintage Tennessee Ernie Ford have you seen her and first born 45 TimelessmusicStore (568) $5.00 Rare - Tennessee Ernie Ford - Spirituals Volume 1-2-3 - 45rpm - Circa 1956 Miggysvinyl (3,184) $5.39 $5.99 (10% off) Tennessee Ernie Ford Biography OldButGoldNeedsSold (208) $25.00 Following America's entry into World War II with the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ford enlisted in the United States Army in early 1942 and was assigned to the U.S. Army Air Corps, which kept him stateside, serving in Alabama and later in California, where he was posted to a bomberdier school. He became a television quizmaster in 1954, hosting NBC's presentation of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge. [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. 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. At the time of his death from liver failure in the fall of 1991, he remained a much-loved figure far beyond the boundaries of the country music audience. 3 Copy quote. Ford died in H. C. A. Reston Hospital Center, in Reston, Virginia, on October 17. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In 1965, he had his last major chart entry with the Top Ten single "Hicktown," but he continued to record gospel music and the occasional country album over the next two decades, interspersed with an album of patriotic songs in 1970 and a folk album the following year. Survivors. The mustached, six-foot-tall host was informal and friendly, and ended each show with a hymn. He spent a lot of his time in his early years listening to country or western musicians, in person or on the radio. In 1955 he began a daytime show on NBC five times a week. He also made records with many other singers, including Kay Starr, Helen O'Connell, Betty Hutton and Ella Mae Morse. RAMONA CHAPMAN OBITUARY. He was taken ill at Dulles International Airport Sept. 28 while awaiting a flight to San Francisco, after attending a state dinner at the White House. At the time of his birth, Tennessee Ernie Ford was given the name Ernest Jennings Ford. He also owned a cattle ranch in California. And although his hits tended to be written by others, he also composed songs, including "Hogtied Over You," "Kiss Me Big," and "Softly and Tenderly.". 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. 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. He recorded more than 80 albums during his singing career and sold more than 24 million albums of his gospel music. . Tennessee Ernie Fords lifetime: Thursday, February 13th, 1919 to Thursday, October 17th, 1991, was 26,544 days, equaling 3,792 weeks exactly. In 1974, his was the first popular-music group to tour the Soviet Union under a United States-Soviet cultural exchange program. With Ford's snapping fingers[11][12] and a unique clarinet-driven pop arrangement by Ford's music director, Jack Fascinato, "Sixteen Tons" spent ten weeks at number one on the country chart and seven weeks at number one on the pop chart. 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. Brother of Stanley Ford, Ernest Jennings Ford February 13, 1919-October 17, 1991, Parents: Clarence Ford 1884- and Maud Long 1887-. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. In high school he sang in school stage productions and in a glee club, and he spent so much of his spare time at the local radio station, WOPI, that after his high school graduation in 1937 he was hired as a disc jockey. Mr. Schoepe moved to the Washington area after the war, and he went to work at the State Department about 1950. Later he worked at radio stations in Atlanta and Knoxville, Tenn. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces. In 1937 he began his career at WOPI Radio in Bristol. He appeared at the London Palladium, and made many records. In 1968, Ford narrated the Rankin/Bass Thanksgiving TV special The Mouse on the Mayflower for NBC. To use this feature, use a newer browser. I Fall To Pieces Tracks of Disc 2 16. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. ; . Ford scored an unexpected hit on the pop chart in 1955 with his rendering of "Sixteen Tons", a sparsely arranged coal-miner's lament. 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. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. All Tennessee Ernie Ford Songs Full list of Tennessee Ernie Ford songs, listed alphabetically: See also Tennessee Ernie Ford Albums Display Hambone Rock of Ages Snow Shoe Thompson A Beautifil Life A Beautiful Life A Child Of The King A Legend In His Mind A Medley A Mighty Fortress A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Abide With Me Abide With Thee Mr. Ford's first wife, Betty, died in 1989. [18], Less than four months after Betty's death in 1989, Ford married again. TOM NETHERLAND is a freelance writer. TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD - SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR NEW CD (4) $26.08 Was: $38.99 Free shipping Only 3 left Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Inspiring Hymns Of Tennessee Ernie Ford - Capitol Spe $4.99 0 bids $4.16 shipping 3d 18h or Best Offer Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings 22 Favorite Hymns CD $3.99 $3.49 shipping Tennessee Ernie Ford - Greatest Hits (3) $5.99 They had two . Early in 1951, "Shotgun Boogie" became his second number one, spending 14 weeks at the top of the country charts. 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. 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. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. 1 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Work, Jimmy, You're My Sugar - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Stanley, Hal, What This Country Needs (Is a Good Old Fashioned Talk with the Lord) - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Spencer, The Stack-O-Lee - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Traditional, Strange Little Girl - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Adler, Richard [Com, Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Kirk, Eddie, Smokey Mountain Boogie [Version] - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, Country Junction [Version] - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ford, Tennessee Ern, There'll Be No New Tunes On This Old Piano, Mambo Italiano Rosemanry Clooney And The Melloman, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Southern Belle (From Nashville, Tennessee), Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine, When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along, I'm Too Sad To Laugh, And I'm Too Mean To Cry, This Lusty Land (Including the Tales of Davy Crockett) (CD), 100 No. The show was rated among the Top 10 in 1957. Occasionally they also babysat the Ford boys. RAMONA CHAPMAN OBITUARY. Jesus welcomed Ramona Chapman into his arms Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Try again later. Survivors include his wife, Solona T. Moore of Fort Washington; two children, Richard Allen Moore II of Upper Marlboro and Sabrina J. Moore of Fort Washington; two sisters, Albertha M. Smith of Savannah and Myrtis Brown of Compton, Calif.; and a brother, David Moore of Compton. He belonged to Allen Chapel AME Church in Washington and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. [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. Beardstown. 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). The hymn became the most popular segment of his show. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Birth. All rights reserved. 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. 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. 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. There was a problem getting your location. He had worked for the police department laboratory since then. If you see me coming, better step aside. That year he became the first country-music entertainer to perform at the Palladium in London. 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. He was assigned to host an early morning country music disc jockey program, Bar Nothin' Ranch Time. 2 on the, "Colorado Country Morning" peaked at No. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. The Story of Christmas Tennessee Ernie Ford. Her marriage to James Hill ended in divorce. Mr. Moore retired from the DEA in 1987 after 18 years with that agency's mid-Atlantic regional laboratory. Dirty Linen: "After more than 40 years, these albums remain as fitting testaments to the music of that pivotal time in American history. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 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. Shared the Microphone. By that time the quality of his country albums had become uneven and none of his releases were selling well. Though his drinking began to worsen in the 1960s, he worked continuously, seemingly unaffected by his heavy intake of whiskey. Tennessee Ernie Ford, a radio DJ turned country singer turned TV star, ended all his shows with a hymn. [5][15] After the NBC show ended, Ford moved his family to Portola Valley in northern California. By the beginning of 1953, although Ford wasn't having as many hits, he remained popular in America and also in England. 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). 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