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Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Tennessee Ernie Ford is a Country and Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Dinah Shore, Ethel Waters, Merle Travis, Mickey Newbury and Sixteen Tons. Those roots explain a lot about how Tennessee Ernie Ford arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Horton, Roger Miller, Jimmie Rodgers, The Statler Brothers and Hank Thompson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anita Bryant, Steve Howe, Kay Starr, Ella Mae Morse and Dinah Shore, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Tennessee Ernie Ford, reaching back through Dinah Shore and forward to Anita Bryant. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Tennessee Ernie FordDinah ShoreEthel WatersMerle TravisMickey NewburySixteen TonsFerlin HuskyWillie MabonAnita BryantSteve HoweKay StarrElla Mae MorseDinah ShoreBarbara MandrellDon GibsonBuck OwensJohnny HortonRoger MillerJimmie RodgersThe Statler BrothersHank ThompsonBuck OwensBobby BareJohnny Paycheck

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Tennessee Ernie Ford connections

Tennessee Ernie Ford grew out of Dinah Shore, Ethel Waters, Merle Travis and Mickey Newbury, shares an orbit with Johnny Horton, Roger Miller, Jimmie Rodgers and The Statler Brothers, went on to shape Anita Bryant, Steve Howe, Kay Starr and Ella Mae Morse. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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