Ernest Jennings Ford , known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Dinah! (1974)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Sep 27, 1976 (Sep 27, 1976)
- Episode 2x115: Mar 1, 1976 (Mar 1, 1976)
- Episode 1x78: Feb 19, 1975 (Feb 19, 1975)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Episode 3x17: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Phil Silvers, Susan Raye (Jan 17, 1971)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Guest starring as Ernie Epperson
- Episode 1x23: Lucy and Tennessee Ernie's Fun Farm (Mar 10, 1969)
Country Music Association Awards (1967)
Starring as Host
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1971-10-10: The 5th Annual CMA Awards (Oct 10, 1971)
- Episode 1970-10-14: The 4th Annual CMA Awards (Oct 14, 1970)
- Episode 1969-10-15: The 3rd Annual CMA Awards (Oct 15, 1969)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: Jack Benny, Tony Curtis, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jill St. John (Jan 26, 1970) [Uncredited]
- Episode 3x11: Michael Caine, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Debbie Reynolds (Nov 24, 1969) [Uncredited]
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(2 episodes)
- Episode 10x38: January 12-16, 1976 (Jan 12, 1976)
- Episode 8x82: June 17-21, 1974 (DT) (Jun 17, 1974)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Episode 3x10: Nov 24, 1965 (Nov 24, 1965)
The Lucy Show (1962)
Guest starring as Homer Higgins
- Episode 5x21: Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford (Feb 27, 1967)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1975-03-31: Mar 31, 1975 (Mar 31, 1975)
- Episode 1972-02-25: Feb 25, 1972 (Feb 25, 1972)
- Episode 1969-11-10: Nov. 10, 1969 (Nov 10, 1969)
- Episode 1968-11-15: Nov 15, 1968 (Nov 15, 1968)
Guest starring as Guest Host
- Episode 1975-05-12: May 12, 1975 (May 12, 1975)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 13x44: Oct 25, 1973 (Oct 25, 1973)
- Episode 13x41: Oct 22, 1973 (Oct 22, 1973)
Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
Starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(187 episodes)
- Episode 5x38: Jun 29 1961 LAST SHOW (Jun 29, 1961)
- Episode 5x37: Jun 22, 1961 (Jun 22, 1961)
- Episode 5x36: Jun 15 1961 Hoagy Carmichael (Jun 15, 1961)
- Episode 5x35: Jun 8, 1961 (Jun 8, 1961)
- Episode 5x34: Jun 1 1961 Tab Hunter (Jun 1, 1961)
- Episode 5x33: May 18 1961 Andy Devine (May 18, 1961)
- Episode 5x32: May 11, 1961 (May 11, 1961)
- Episode 5x31: May 4, 1961 (May 4, 1961)
- Episode 5x30: Apr 27, 1961 (Apr 27, 1961)
- Episode 5x29: Apr 20 1961 Roberta Sherwood (Apr 20, 1961)
- Episode 5x28: Apr 13 1961 Everly Brothers (Apr 13, 1961)
- Episode 5x27: Apr 6, 1961 (Apr 6, 1961)
- Episode 5x26: Mar 30 1961 At Sea USS Yorktown (Mar 30, 1961)
- Episode 5x25: Mar 23 1961 Robert Horton (Mar 23, 1961)
- Episode 5x24: Mar 16, 1961 (Mar 16, 1961)
- Episode 5x23: Mar 9 1961 Songs of the Sea (Mar 9, 1961)
- Episode 5x22: Feb 23 1861 Minnie Pearl (Feb 23, 1961)
- Episode 5x21: Feb 16, 1961 (Feb 16, 1961)
- Episode 5x20: Feb 9, 1961 (Feb 9, 1961)
- Episode 5x19: Feb 2 1961 Brenda Lee (Feb 2, 1961)
- Episode 5x18: Jan 26, 1961 (Jan 26, 1961)
- Episode 5x17: Jan 19, 1961 (Jan 19, 1961)
- Episode 5x16: Jan 12 1961 Shari Lewis (Jan 12, 1961)
- Episode 5x15: Jan 5 1961 Top Twenty (Jan 5, 1961)
- Episode 5x14: Dec 22, 1960 (Dec 22, 1960)
- Episode 5x13: Dec 15, 1960 (Dec 13, 1960)
- Episode 5x12: Dec 8, 1960 (Dec 8, 1960)
- Episode 5x11: Dec 1 1960 Tony Bennett (Dec 1, 1960)
- Episode 5x10: Nov 24, 1960 (Nov 24, 1960)
- Episode 5x09: Nov 17, 1960 (Nov 17, 1960)
- Episode 5x08: Nov 10, 1960 (Nov 10, 1960)
- Episode 5x07: Nov 3, 1960 (Nov 3, 1960)
- Episode 5x06: Oct 27, 1960 (Oct 27, 1960)
- Episode 5x05: Oct 20, 1960 (Oct 20, 1960)
- Episode 5x04: Oct 13, 1960 (Oct 13, 1960)
- Episode 5x03: Oct 6, 1960 (Oct 6, 1960)
- Episode 5x02: Sep 29, 1960 (Sep 29, 1960)
- Episode 5x01: Sep 22 1960 George Gobel (Sep 22, 1960)
- Episode 4x37: Jun 30, 1960 (Jun 30, 1960)
- Episode 4x36: Jun 23, 1960 (Jun 23, 1960)
- Episode 4x35: Jun 16, 1960 (Jun 16, 1960)
- Episode 4x34: Jun 9, 1960 (Jun 9, 1960)
- Episode 4x33: May 26, 1960 (May 26, 1960)
- Episode 4x32: May 19, 1960 (May 19, 1960)
- Episode 4x31: May 12, 1960 (May 12, 1960)
- Episode 4x30: Apr 28, 1960 (Apr 28, 1960)
- Episode 4x29: Apr 21, 1960 (Apr 21, 1960)
- Episode 4x28: Apr 14, 1960 (Apr 14, 1960)
- Episode 4x27: Apr 7, 1960 (Apr 7, 1960)
- Episode 4x26: Mar 24, 1960 (Mar 24, 1960)
- Episode 4x25: Mar 17, 1960 (Mar 17, 1960)
- Episode 4x24: Mar 10 1960 Odetta (Mar 10, 1960)
- Episode 4x23: Mar 3, 1960 (Mar 3, 1960)
- Episode 4x22: Feb 25, 1960 (Feb 25, 1960)
- Episode 4x21: Feb 18, 1960 (Feb 18, 1960)
- Episode 4x20: Feb 11, 1960 (Feb 11, 1960)
- Episode 4x19: Feb 4, 1960 (Feb 4, 1960)
- Episode 4x18: Jan 28, 1960 (Jan 28, 1960)
- Episode 4x17: Jan 21 1960 (Jan 21, 1960)
- Episode 4x16: Jan. 14, 1960 (Jun 2, 1960)
- Episode 4x15: Jan 7, 1960 (Jan 7, 1960)
- Episode 4x14: Dec 31, 1959 (Dec 31, 1959)
- Episode 4x13: Dec 24, 1959 (Dec 24, 1959)
- Episode 4x12: Dec 17, 1959 (Dec 17, 1959)
- Episode 4x11: Dec 10, 1959 (Dec 10, 1959)
- Episode 4x10: Dec 3, 1959 (Dec 3, 1959)
- Episode 4x09: Nov 26, 1959 (Nov 26, 1959)
- Episode 4x08: Nov 19, 1959 (Nov 19, 1959)
- Episode 4x07: Nov 12, 1959 (Nov 12, 1959)
- Episode 4x06: Nov 5, 1959 (Nov 5, 1959)
- Episode 4x05: Oct 29, 1959 (Oct 29, 1959)
- Episode 4x04: Oct 22, 1959 (Oct 22, 1959)
- Episode 4x03: Oct 15, 1959 (Oct 15, 1959)
- Episode 4x02: Oct 8, 1959 (Oct 8, 1959)
- Episode 4x01: Oct 1, 1959 (Oct 1, 1959)
- Episode 3x37: Jun 25 1958 Andre Prevan Danny Arnold (Jun 25, 1959)
- Episode 3x36: Jun 18, 1959 (Jun 18, 1959)
- Episode 3x35: Jun 11, 1959 (Jun 11, 1959)
- Episode 3x34: Jun 4, 1959 (Jun 4, 1959)
- Episode 3x33: May 28, 1959 (May 28, 1959)
- Episode 3x32: May 21, 1959 (May 21, 1959)
- Episode 3x31: May 14, 1959 (May 14, 1959)
- Episode 3x30: May 7, 1959 (May 7, 1959)
- Episode 3x28: Apr 30, 1959 (Apr 30, 1959)
- Episode 3x27: Apr 23, 1959 (Apr 23, 1959)
- Episode 3x26: Apr 9, 1959 (Apr 9, 1959)
- Episode 3x25: Apr 2, 1959 (Apr 2, 1959)
- Episode 3x24: Mar 26, 1959 (Mar 26, 1959)
- Episode 3x23: Mar 19, 1959 (Mar 19, 1959)
- Episode 3x22: Mar 12, 1959 (Mar 12, 1959)
- Episode 3x21: Mar 5, 1959 (Mar 5, 1959)
- Episode 3x20: Feb 26, 1959 (Feb 26, 1959)
- Episode 3x19: Feb 19, 1959 (Feb 19, 1959)
- Episode 3x18: Feb 12, 1959 (Feb 12, 1959)
- Episode 3x17: Jan. 29, 1959 (Jan 29, 1959)
- Episode 3x16: Jan 22 1959 Kate Smith (Jan 22, 1959)
- Episode 3x15: Jan 15 1959 Kate Smith (Jan 15, 1959)
- Episode 3x14: Jan. 8, 1959 (Jan 8, 1959)
- Episode 3x13: Jan 1 1959 Danny Thomas Jay North (Jan 1, 1959)
- Episode 3x12: Dec 25, 1958 (Dec 25, 1958)
- Episode 3x11: Dec 18, 1958 (Dec 18, 1958)
- Episode 3x10: Dec 11, 1958 (Dec 11, 1958)
- Episode 3x09: Dec 4, 1958 (Dec 4, 1958)
- Episode 3x08: Nov 27, 1958 (Nov 27, 1958)
- Episode 3x07: Nov 13, 1958 (Nov 13, 1958)
- Episode 3x06: Nov 6, 1958 (Nov 6, 1958)
- Episode 3x05: Oct 30, 1958 (Oct 30, 1958)
- Episode 3x04: Oct 23, 1958 (Oct 23, 1958)
- Episode 3x03: Oct 16, 1958 (Oct 16, 1958)
- Episode 3x02: Oct 9, 1958 (Oct 9, 1958)
- Episode 3x01: Oct 2, 1958 (Oct 2, 1958)
- Episode 2x39: Jun 26, 1958 (Jun 26, 1958)
- Episode 2x38: Jun 19, 1958 (Jun 19, 1958)
- Episode 2x37: Jun 12, 1958 (Jun 12, 1958)
- Episode 2x36: June 5, 1958 (Jun 5, 1958)
- Episode 2x35: May 29, 1958 (May 29, 1958)
- Episode 2x34: May 22, 1958 (May 22, 1958)
- Episode 2x33: May 15, 1958 Walter Brennan (May 15, 1958)
- Episode 2x32: May 8, 1958 (May 8, 1958)
- Episode 2x31: May 1, 1958 (May 1, 1958)
- Episode 2x30: Apr 24, 1958 (Apr 24, 1958)
- Episode 2x29: Apr 17, 1958 (Apr 17, 1958)
- Episode 2x28: Apr 10, 1958 (Apr 10, 1958)
- Episode 2x27: Apr 3, 1958 (Apr 3, 1958)
- Episode 2x26: Mar 27, 1958 (Mar 27, 1958)
- Episode 2x25: Mar 20, 1958 (Mar 20, 1958)
- Episode 2x24: Mar 13, 1958 (Mar 13, 1958)
- Episode 2x23: Mar 6, 1958 (Mar 6, 1958)
- Episode 2x22: Feb 27, 1958 (Feb 27, 1958)
- Episode 2x21: Feb 20, 1958 (Feb 20, 1958)
- Episode 2x20: Feb. 13, 1958 (Feb 13, 1958)
- Episode 2x19: Feb 6, 1958 (Feb 6, 1958)
- Episode 2x18: Jan 30, 1958 (Jan 30, 1958)
- Episode 2x17: Jan 23, 1958 (Jan 23, 1958)
- Episode 2x16: Jan 16, 1958 (Jan 16, 1958)
- Episode 2x15: Jan 9, 1958 (Jan 9, 1958)
- Episode 2x14: Jan 2, 1958 (Jan 2, 1958)
- Episode 2x13: Dec 26, 1957 (Dec 26, 1957)
- Episode 2x12: Dec 19, 1957 (Dec 19, 1957)
- Episode 2x11: Dec 12, 1957 (Dec 12, 1957)
- Episode 2x10: Dec 5, 1957 (Dec 5, 1957)
- Episode 2x09: Nov 28, 1957 (Nov 28, 1957)
- Episode 2x08: Nov 21, 1957 (Nov 21, 1957)
- Episode 2x07: Minnie Pearl (Nov 14, 1957)
- Episode 2x06: Nov 7, 1957 (Nov 7, 1957)
- Episode 2x05: Oct 31, 1957 (Oct 31, 1957)
- Episode 2x04: Oct 24, 1957 (Oct 24, 1957)
- Episode 2x03: Oct 10, 1957 (Oct 10, 1957)
- Episode 2x02: Oct 3, 1957 (Oct 3, 1957)
- Episode 2x01: Sept 26, 1957 Jane Wyman (Sep 26, 1957)
- Episode 1x37: June 27, 1957 (Jun 27, 1957)
- Episode 1x36: June 20, 1957 (Jun 20, 1957)
- Episode 1x35: Jun 13, 1957 (Jun 13, 1957)
- Episode 1x34: Jun 6, 1957 (Jun 6, 1957)
- Episode 1x33: May 30, 1957 (May 30, 1957)
- Episode 1x32: May 23, 1957 (May 23, 1957)
- Episode 1x31: May 16, 1957 (May 16, 1957)
- Episode 1x30: May 2, 1957 (May 2, 1957)
- Episode 1x29: Apr 25, 1957 (Apr 25, 1957)
- Episode 1x28: Apr 18, 1957 (Apr 18, 1957)
- Episode 1x27: Apr 11, 1957 (Apr 11, 1957)
- Episode 1x26: Apr 4, 1957 (Apr 4, 1957)
- Episode 1x25: March 28, 1957 (Mar 28, 1957)
- Episode 1x24: March 21, 1957 (Mar 21, 1957)
- Episode 1x23: March 14, 1957 (Mar 14, 1957)
- Episode 1x22: March 7, 1957 (Mar 7, 1957)
- Episode 1x21: Feb, 28, 1957 (Feb 28, 1957)
- Episode 1x20: Feb 21, 1957 (Feb 21, 1957)
- Episode 1x19: Feb 14, 1957 (Feb 14, 1957)
- Episode 1x18: Feb 7, 1957 (Feb 7, 1957)
- Episode 1x17: Jan 31, 1957 (Jan 31, 1957)
- Episode 1x16: Jan 24, 1957 (Jan 24, 1957)
- Episode 1x15: Jan 17, 1957 (Jan 17, 1957)
- Episode 1x14: Jan 10, 1957 (Jan 10, 1957)
- Episode 1x13: Jan 3, 1957 (Jan 3, 1957)
- Episode 1x12: Dec 27, 1956 (Dec 27, 1956)
- Episode 1x11: Dec 20, 1956 (Dec 20, 1956)
- Episode 1x10: Dec 13, 1956 (Dec 13, 1956)
- Episode 1x09: Dec 6, 1956 (Dec 6, 1956)
- Episode 1x08: Nov 29, 1956 (Nov 29, 1956)
- Episode 1x07: Nov 22, 1956 (Nov 22, 1956)
- Episode 1x06: Nov 15, 1956 (Nov 15, 1956)
- Episode 1x05: Nov 8, 1956 (Nov 8, 1956)
- Episode 1x04: Oct 25, 1956 (Oct 25, 1956)
- Episode 1x03: Oct 18, 1956 (Oct 18, 1956)
- Episode 1x02: Oct 11, 1956 (Oct 11, 1956)
- Episode 1x01: Oct. 4, 1956 (Oct 4, 1956)
The George Gobel Show (1954)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(7 episodes)
- Episode 6x11: Feb 28, 1960 (Feb 28, 1960)
- Episode 5x06: Dec. 16, 1958 (Dec 16, 1958)
- Episode 4x06: Dec 3, 1957 (Dec 3, 1957)
- Episode 3x12: Jan 12, 1957 (Jan 12, 1957)
- Episode 2x06: Nov 19, 1955 (Nov 19, 1955)
- Episode 2x04: Oct 29, 1955 (Oct 29, 1955)
- Episode 1x12: Jan 8, 1955 (Jan 8, 1955)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Guest starring as Cousin Ernie
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: Tennessee Bound (Jan 24, 1955)
- Episode 3x29: Tennessee Ernie Hangs On (May 10, 1954)
- Episode 3x28: Tennessee Ernie Visits (May 3, 1954)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 16x28: Next Time Try the Brain (Apr 4, 1967)
- Episode 3x21: Captain Hook (Feb 16, 1954)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Guest starring as Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Episode 12x05: Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (Nov 19, 1961)