Tennessee Ernie Ford

Dead

Born: 2/13/1919
Died: 10/17/1991
Age: 72
Cause of death: liver failure.

Noted For: country and gospel singer; hist include "Mule Train" (1951), "Sixteen Tons" (1955), and "How Great Thou Art" (1956). Host, "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956-61).
Quotation: "Bless your little pea-pickin' hearts."

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