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'''Ernest Jennings Ford''', known as '''Tennessee Ernie Ford''' (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991),was born in 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 unusual name of “Tennessee Ernie.”  

'''Ernest Jennings Ford''', known as '''Tennessee Ernie Ford''' (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991),was born in 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 unusual name of “Tennessee Ernie.”  

In 1949, while doing the morning show at KXLA radio in Pasadena, Ernie signed to a recording contract with Capitol Records in [[Hollywood]] and immediately landed on the country music Hit Parade with three hits before topping the chart with “Mule Train.”  

In 1949, while doing the morning show at KXLA radio in Pasadena, California, Ford signed to a recording contract with Capitol Records in [[Hollywood]] and immediately landed on the country music Hit Parade with three hits before topping the chart with “Mule Train.”  

The following year “The Shot Gun Boogie” also peaked at #1 on the country charts followed by “Mr. and Mississippi in 1951. “Ballad of Davy Crockett” topped the pop survey in 1955, the year that “Sixteen Tons” also did for an uninterrupted 22 weeks. It would become Tennessee Ernie Ford’s signature song.[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19757/m1/]  

The following year “The Shot Gun Boogie” also peaked at #1 on the country charts followed by “Mr. and Mississippi in 1951. “Ballad of Davy Crockett” topped the pop survey in 1955, the year that “Sixteen Tons” also did for an uninterrupted 22 weeks. It would become Tennessee Ernie Ford’s signature song.[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19757/m1/]