Ernie Ford Autographs
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".
Ford was born in Fordtown, Tennessee, United States, to Maud (née Long) and Clarence Thomas Ford. He spent much of his time in his early years listening to country or western musicians, in person or on the radio.
Ford began wandering around Bristol, Tennessee in his high school years, taking an interest in radio and began his radio career as an announcer at WOPI in 1937, being paid 10 dollars a week. In 1938, the young bass-baritone left the station and went to study classical music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He returned for the announcing job in 1939 and did it from 1939 to 1941 in stations from Atlanta, GA to Knoxville, TN. A first lieutenant, he served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II as the bombardier on a B-29 Superfortress, but the war ended before he was to be sent to Japan. He was also a bombing instructor at George Air Force Base, in Victorville, California.
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Traded items with a signature of Ernie Ford
The most expensive item with a signature of Ernie Ford (Patsy Cline Signed Black Ink Tennessee Ernie Ford Country 4x6 Album Page COA) was sold in September 2019 for $249.99 while the cheapest item (Tennessee Ernie Ford - Autographed 3.5x5.5 Photo (good condition)) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2021 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Ernie Ford. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with $245.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was April 2021. In average, an autographed item from Ernie Ford is worth $10.00.
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