Songs Performed or Written by Tennessee Ernie FordTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer 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". == Biography == === Early years === Ford was born in Fordtown, Tennessee, United States, to Maud (née Long) and Clarence... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sixteen Tons - #2: The Ballad of Davy Crockett - #3: Give Me Your Word - #4: Mule Train - #5: The Shot Gun Boogie
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  Tennessee Ernie Ford
1.
1949

Smokey Mountain Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

18 pts


8
ctry


[Capitol 40212]
written by Cliffie Stone & Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick
2.
1949

Tennessee Border
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

18 pts


8
ctry


[Capitol 15400]
written by Jimmy Work
3.
05/1949

Country Junction
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

12 pts


14
ctry


[Capitol 15430]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick & Cliffie Stone
4.
11/1949

#4  Mule Train
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

195 pts
9
US
1
ctry


[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman
5.
12/1949

Anticipation Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

28 pts


3
ctry


[Capitol 40258]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick
6.
02/1950

The Cry of the Wild Goose
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

142 pts
15
US
2
ctry


[Capitol 40280]
written by Terry Gilkyson
7.
12/1950

#5  The Shot Gun Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

151 pts
14
US
1
ctry


[Capitol 1295]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick
8.
06/1951

Mr. and Mississippi
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

129 pts
18
US
2
ctry


written by Irving Gordon
9.
06/1951

The Strange Little Girl
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

16 pts


9
ctry


[Capitol 1470]
written by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler
10.
1952

Blackberry Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

15 pts


6
ctry


[Capitol 2170]
written by Ernest J. Ford greentick
11.
06/1953

Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

12 pts


8
ctry


[Capitol 2443]
written by Howard Stamford & Danny Mitchum
12.
08/1954

River of No Return
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

10 pts


9
ctry


[Capitol 2810]
written by Ken Darby & Lionel Newman
13.
01/1955

#3  Give Me Your Word
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

224 pts




1
UK
written by George Wyle & Irving Taylor
14.
03/1955

#2  The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

325 pts
5
US
4
ctry
3
UK
[Capitol 3058]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn
15.
07/1955

His Hands
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Spirituals   
8 pts


13
ctry


[Capitol 3135]
written by Stuart Hamblen
16.
11/1955

#1  Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Ford Favorites   
485 pts
1
US
1
ctry
1
UK
[Capitol 3262]
written by Merle Travis
17.
01/1956

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Ford Favorites   
9 pts
78
US




[Capitol 3262]
written by Bob Merrill & Terry Shand
18.
02/1956

That's All
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Ford Favorites   
70 pts
17
US
12
ctry


[Capitol 3343]
written by Merle Travis
19.
05/1956

Roving Gambler
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from This Lust Land!   
14 pts
60
US




written by traditional
20.
11/1956

First Born
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Ford Favorites   
19 pts
46
US




[Capitol 3553]
written by Johnny Lehman
21.
03/1957

One Suit
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

6 pts
93
US




[Capitol 3649]
written by Larry Coleman & Charles Singleton
22.
03/1957

The Watermelon Song
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Ford Favorites   
7 pts
87
US




[Capitol 3649]
written by Roy Yustrom
23.
08/1957

In the Middle of an Island
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

43 pts
23
US




[Capitol 3762]
written by Nick Acquaviva & Ted Varnick
24.
08/1958

Sunday Barbecue
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

5 pts
97
US




[Capitol 3997]
written by Ira Cook & Mort Greene
25.
02/1959

Glad Rags
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

5 pts
100
US




[Capitol 4107]
written by Johnny Bond
26.
06/1965

Hicktown
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

10 pts


9
ctry


[Capitol 5425]
written by Scott Turner & Charlie Williams
27.
07/1969

Honey Eyed Girl (That's You That's You)
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from New Wave   
2 pts


54
ctry


[Capitol 2522]
written by Don Robertson
28.
04/1971

Happy Songs of Love
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

2 pts


58
ctry


[Capitol 3079]
written by Frank Stanton & Arthur Kent
29.
03/1973

Printers Alley Stars
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Country Morning   
1 pts


66
ctry


[Capitol 3556]
written by Johnny Cunningham
30.
07/1973

Farther Down the River (Where the Fishin's Good)
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Country Morning   
1 pts


73
ctry


[Capitol 3631]
written by Charlie Williams & Steve Stone
31.
09/1973

Colorado Country Morning
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Country Morning   
1 pts


70
ctry


[Capitol 3704]
written by Johnny Cunningham & Bob Duncan
32.
01/1975

Come On Down
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from Make a Joyful Noise   
2 pts


52
ctry


[Capitol 3916]
written by Jack Hayford & Steve Stone
33.
11/1975

The Devil Ain't a Lonely Woman's Friend
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

1 pts


96
ctry


[Capitol 4160]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer
34.
07/1976

I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train
Tennessee Ernie Ford greentick

from For the 83rd Time   
1 pts


95
ctry


[Capitol 4285]
written by Billy Joe Shaver


See also...

Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford • Tennessee Ernie Ford & Andra Willis • Tennessee Ernie Ford & Betty Hutton • Tennessee Ernie Ford & Joe Fingers Carr


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