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[[Image:Tennessee Ernie Ford.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Ford in 1957]]
'''Ernest Jennings Ford''' was born February 13, 1919 at Bristol, [[Tennessee]] where he first began a career in [[radio]] before serving in the [[military]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, Ford returned to radio in [[California]] with the name “Tennessee Ernie.”
'''Ernest Jennings Ford''' was born February 13, 1919 at Bristol, [[Tennessee]] where he first began a career in [[radio]] before serving in the [[military]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, Ford returned to radio in [[California]] with the name “Tennessee Ernie.”
One of the most popular and beloved entertainers America and the world have ever known, he would almost single-handedly bringing inspirational music into the mainstream of American entertainment.
One of the most popular and beloved entertainers America and the world have ever known, he would almost single-handedly bringing inspirational music into the mainstream of American entertainment.
At 72 years of age and with his sons at his bedside, Tennessee Ernie Ford died on October 17, 1991
At 72 years of age and with his sons at his bedside, Tennessee Ernie Ford died on October 17, 1991.
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[[Category:Country Singers]]
[[Category:Country Singers]]
[[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]
[[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]