Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford
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"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth13 February 1919
CityBristol, TN
CountryUnited States of America
Tennessee Ernie Ford quotes about
Know yourself -- and know your audience.
You can't cheat the public for long.
Do you want to be successful? Nurture your talent.
When you do a show five days a week and one night a week, the way I was doing, you use up so much music every day that pretty soon you find yourself hustling for material.
I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that.
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a guitar, vibes and a piano.