{"id":10815,"date":"2019-01-31T17:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=10815"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:19:55","slug":"birthday-celebration-set-for-mr-tennessee-ernie-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=10815","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Celebration Set For Mr. Tennessee Ernie Ford."},"content":{"rendered":"

Bristol’s very own Birthplace Of Country Music Mueum will be launching an interesting campaign this February, as they celebrate a Legend none other than Tennessee Ernie Ford. As many of you know The Tennessee Pea Picker Mr. Ernest Jennings Ford was born on February 13th in Bristol Tennessee. This excerpt from the official website:<\/p>\n

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February 13, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Ernie Ford\u2019s birthday, and his hometown has come together to celebrate that milestone with a variety of events and activities, including a musical performance, a conversation with Ford’s son Buck, a special church service, show screenings, a commemorative stamp, and birthday cake!<\/p>\n

Born in Bristol, Ernest Jennings Ford was known by many names throughout his life: \u201cErnest\u201d by his mother, \u201cErnie\u201d by his relatives, friends, and neighbors, and \u201cThe Ol\u2019 Pea-Picker\u201d as a public stage name during the 1950s, based on his catchphrase \u201cBless your little pea-pickin\u2019 hearts.\u201d But he was most well known as \u201cTennessee Ernie Ford\u201d \u2013 a tribute to his Tennessee home and heritage.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s career spanned radio, recording, and television, resulting in three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and numerous other awards and honors, including a Grammy and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His song \u201cSixteen Tons\u201d \u2013 a particular favorite of fans and music historians \u2013 was an unexpected hit on the pop charts in 1955 and a defining moment in his career. With Ford snapping his fingers and a unique clarinet-driven pop arrangement by Ford’s music director, Jack Fascinato, “Sixteen Tons” spent ten weeks at number one on the country charts and seven weeks at number one on the pop charts. In an interview in 1990, Ford noted that this record had sold over twenty million copies, and in 1998 his version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and in 2015 it was honored by being included in the Library of Congress\u2019s National Recording Registry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Celebrating 100 Years of
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February 10-14, 2019 in Bristol, TN\/VA<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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February 13, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Ernie Ford\u2019s birthday, and his hometown has come together to celebrate that milestone with a variety of events and activities, including a musical performance, a conversation with Ford’s son Buck, a special church service, show screenings, a commemorative stamp, and birthday cake!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SPECIAL EVENTS<\/em><\/h2>\n

Special Display of Tennessee Ernie Ford Memorabilia and Artifacts<\/h3>\n
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Tennessee Ernie Ford Birthplace Tours<\/h3>\n
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A Conversation with Buck Ford and Sid Oakley<\/h3>\n
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A Birthday Celebration!<\/h3>\n
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The Birthplace of Country Music seeks to perpetuate, promote, and celebrate Bristol, TN-VA’s rich music heritage; to educate and engage audiences worldwide regarding the history, impact and legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings; and to create recognition, opportunities, and economic benefit for our local and regional communities.<\/p>\n

BCM accomplishes this mission through its three primary branches,
\nthe Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, and Radio Bristol, special projects and events, and a multitude of community and educational outreach programs.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Birthplace of Country Music, visit BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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