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. — Every once in a while, it’s told, “The Ol’ Peapicker” would pop back on the porch. And then, according to Brenda Otis, the one-and-only Ernest Jennings “Tennessee Ernie” Ford — known ...

Ernie Ford shared jokes and stories as the special guest on this full-length episode of "The Bob Braun Show." Ernie Ford shared jokes and stories as the special guest on this full-length episode of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, Va. — One rent-a-truck and more than 600 miles later, the Tennessee Ernie Ford Collection now stands inside the J.F. Hicks Library on the Virginia Intermont College campus. First Name ...

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) ...