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Cliffie Stone
Cliffie Stone
American singer
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
2
Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Bryant
American musician
3
Molly Bee
Molly Bee
American country music singer
4
Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Husky
American country music singer
5
Jeanne Black
Jeanne Black
American musician
6
Mary Ford
Mary Ford
American musician (1924-1977)
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Red Foley
Red Foley
American musician
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Lee Gillette
Lee Gillette
American A&R director, record producer and musician
9
Martha Carson
Martha Carson
American musician
10
Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
11
Dallas Frazier
Dallas Frazier
American country musician and songwriter
12
Bobby Edwards
Bobby Edwards
American singer
13
Sonny James
Sonny James
American musician
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Skeets McDonald
Skeets McDonald
American musician
15
Freddie Hart
Freddie Hart
American musician
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Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce
American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
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Ernest Ashworth
Ernest Ashworth
American country singer
18
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
19
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
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Billy Walker
Billy Walker
American country music singer and guitarist
21
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
22
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
23
The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
24
Patti Page
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist
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Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
American country music singer
26
Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter
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Buck Owens
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter
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Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
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Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton
American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, songwriter
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Wayne Raney
Wayne Raney
American singer
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Les Paul
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
32
The Sylvers
The Sylvers
American R&B/Soul family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California
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Walker Hayes
Walker Hayes
American musician
34
Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
American musician and songwriter
35
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress
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Connie Smith
Connie Smith
American country music artist
37
Dan Seals
Dan Seals
singer-songwriter
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Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
American recording artist; country singer
39
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens
American country and pop singer-songwriter musician
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Al Casey
Al Casey
American guitarist
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Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter
American country music artist
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Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
American country music singer and actor
43
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
44
Wynn Stewart
Wynn Stewart
American singer
45
Phil Perry
Phil Perry
American musician
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Rose Maddox
Rose Maddox
American musician
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Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton
American singer
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Hawkshaw Hawkins
Hawkshaw Hawkins
American musician
49
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
50
Britt Nicole
Britt Nicole
American Christian singer-songwriter
51
Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls
American record producer
52
Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce
American country music songwriter and singer
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Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen
American country music singer, songwriter, author, and actress
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Hillary Scott
Hillary Scott
American singer and songwriter
Tennessee Ernie Ford
American recording artist and television host (1919-1991)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Intro
American recording artist and television host (1919-1991)
Record Labels
Awards Received
Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Presidential Medal of Freedom
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
News

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".