Ford, Tennessee Ernie
(1919–1991)
Ford, Tennessee Ernie (13 Feb 1919–17 Oct 1991) American country and gospel singer, and radio announcer, born Ernest Jennings Ford in Bristol, Tennessee. He announced for Atlanta and Knoxville radio stations in 1937–1941, then served as an airman in World War II. He became a disc jockey in San Bernadino, California, and also gained a Capitol contract as a singer. In 1949 he made a chart song, Mule Train (Capitol 40258), and a year later another hit with his composition Shotgun Boogie (Capitol…