Tennessee Ernie Ford

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country singer gospel singer human singer television personality

Tennessee Ernie Ford was an American singer and television personality best known for his booming bass-baritone voice and his hit recording of the song "Sixteen Tons."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer ⓘ
gospel singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Hollywood Walk of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood Walk of Fame star
birthName Ernest Jennings Ford ⓘ
burialPlace Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Bristol, Tennessee, United States
causeOfDeath liver failure ⓘ
child Buck Ford ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1919-02-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1991-10-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Ford ⓘ
fieldOfWork entertainment ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
givenName Ernest ⓘ
hosted The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
militaryRank first lieutenant ⓘ
notableAlbum Hymns ⓘ
notableSong Mule Train ⓘ
Shotgun Boogie ⓘ
Sixteen Tons ⓘ
notableWork Sixteen Tons ⓘ
The Ford Show ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation radio personality ⓘ
singer ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Bristol, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Reston ⓘ
surface form: Reston, Virginia, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence San Fernando Valley ⓘ
surface form: San Fernando Valley, California, United States
servedIn United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
spouse Betty Heminger ⓘ
Beverly Wood ⓘ
stageName Tennessee Ernie Ford self-link ⓘ
vocalRange bass-baritone ⓘ
yearsActive 1940s–1991 ⓘ

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The Lucy Show → hasNotableGuestStars → Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ
Take My Hand, Precious Lord → notablePerformer → Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ
song "Oh Shenandoah" → hasRecordingBy → Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ
subject surface form: Oh Shenandoah
Tennessee Ernie Ford → stageName → Tennessee Ernie Ford self-link ⓘ
Uncloudy Day → hasNotableRecordingBy → Tennessee Ernie Ford ⓘ