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- Category: Recording
- Star rank: 1303
- Address:
6968 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101420, -118.340954
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Next star: Dionne Warwick
Previous star: Aretha Franklin
Biography
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Today, he is best remembered for his hit recording of “Sixteen Tons”.
Fact file
- Birth name: Ernest Jennings Ford
- Born: February 13, 1919 Bristol, Tennessee, United States
- Died: October 17, 1991 (aged 72) Reston, Virginia, United States
- Genres: Country & Western, Pop, Gospel
- Occupations: Singer, actor
- Instruments: Vocals, Guitar, violin
Read more about Tennessee Ernie Ford at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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6301 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Vine and Ivar -
For radio
1604 Vine St Vine St, east side, between Selma and Hollywood
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Orange and Highland
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Nearby you will also find James Cruze, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Peter Lawford, Judge Joseph Wapner, and many others.