TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD
Television watchers in the '50s and '60s (and who wasn't?) are well aware Tennessee Ernie Ford was quite a character. Music fans and radio listeners knew he had a serious side too. He hadn't figured on becoming a household name, but other people recognized his potential at a young age and he just followed where fate took him. An amiable personality with a down-home sense of humor and a rich baritone voice that suited him well as a radio announcer and singer, Ernie eventually built a multi-faceted career encompassing radio and television hosting including a top-rated NBC-TV variety series, country and pop singles and a top-selling string of gospel albums...all of these achievements at odds with a less-than-ideal family life. Raised in a religious and musical ... MORE ››
