Shenandoah | Tennessee Ernie Ford | March 9, 1961

[@mark332nd]

Ernie Ford puts more soul into the first few phrases of this song than a lot of singers put into their entire career. Geez I am so glad to have found this.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

Well said lad, well said!

[@josephryan9230]

Spot on!!

[@williamjohnson4388]

The right man for this beautiful song!

[@wendypartida2206]

As am I!

[@mayormccheese3197]

That's because a lot of singers have sold their souls.

[@killableeez]

I was with Ernie and his wife when he died in VA. A Christian gentleman and faithful husband..Glory be to God for all things.

[@TheTenthLeper]

WHAT! AMEN! WOW!!! Thanks for sharing this! Hallelujah!

[@spackretired]

Aber als junger Mann warf er Bomben auf unschuldige Frauen und Kinder, die jämmerlich verbrennen mussten. Möge Gott seiner Seele gnädig sein.

[@matthewstarostenko4288]

You still with us ten years later?

[@williamgass9242]

Yeah right

[@jimkerkes5799]

​@@TheTenthLeper 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@BlakeNix]

One of the greatest voices we’ve ever had. What a gift.

[@stevecooper7883]

His bass range brought surety to the words he sung indeed

[@georgeorwell4534]

The song originally is about a mountain man who falls in love with a Native American princess. Shenandoah is the name of her father the tribal leader. The mountain asks the princess to meet him on the bank of a river to run away together. Instead Shenandoah moves his entire tribe. The song is the mountain man calling to Shenandoah to please come back. The song evolved into a sailing song......."the topsails shiver"....it relates to every sailor who feels the loneliness and leaving at sea.

[@Forevertrue]

Hey thanks for that! Very important info.

[@dichebach]

Hey man, I REALLY Loved 1984 Great book. Only one thing though: it was supposed to be a fucking CAUTIONARY tale and now all these numbskulls seem to think its a Prescription for Utopia! So in the end: bad book.

[@libbyclark1360]

Finally someone who know the story of "The Wide Missouri"and correctly has Shenando as an Indian chief and not river in Virginia.

[@libbyclark1360]

Thank you, George, you are very correct. Shenando is an Indian Chief and not a river. The river is "The Wide Missouri," The piano music of 50 years ago has a bass sound that reminds me of the roll of a river. Yes, I know the sound, I grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and lived for 6 years on the banks of the Missouri. If you don't believe the Missouri can be wide, ask some of the Farmers who were flooded by it this year when the River flooded and found its own path, the one before man tried to control it.

[@lavoxii]

George Orwell Thank you very much

[@matejamartin2199]

Ernie Ford is honestly most underrated singer of the gold ages. He should’ve have bigger popularity.

[@jackson4404]

Wasn't he very famous in his lifetime?

[@Meallion98]

Who told you he was underrated..

[@jackvoss5841]

Well, yes and no. I certainly agree that Ernie Ford was an impressive singer. I enjoyed all of his artistry. But there were many impressive singers in that era. Some, like Ford, had their own TV shows. Some stuck to singing for records. We were lucky to have had them. We’re also lucky to have their recordings available to us today. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@glendahoward8259]

Agreed. He has a beautiful voice.❤

[@elainetiller3241]

Ernie was extremely popular...

[@caseym4273]

One of my Papaw's favorite songs. He passed away this evening in his sleep at 91 years old in the house he was born in. He would sing this to my brothers and me when we were small. I will miss you, Papaw.

[@OfficialGhostThaReaper]

rest in peace papaw he lived a good life

[@jackson4404]

❤

[@mikeguthrie5432]

God bless you and your "Papaw".

[@Revelian1982]

❤

[@FederalEmployee]

Rest Peacefully to your beloved papaw

[@mjw3121]

My wife loved this song. She died of Breast Cancer in 2019. It's very sad and I can hardly hold back the tears when I listen to it. The song reminds me of the Civil War; I could picture some soldiers singing this around a campfire.

[@mrlaw711]

If you never watched the movie "Shenandoah" with Jimmy Stewart you may enjoy it as the theme is played throughout the the movie which takes place during the Civil War. It's not so sad if you look at all sides, and what the tune represents. Am sure your wife saw much beauty in this tune, musical or with lyrics.

[@ALF3Y]

Hope you’re doing well buddy

[@beckybirdsell2290]

I am so sorry for your loss. As a widow who is battling kidney cancer for the second time, I understand your pain. And, yes, panic. The thought of never knowing someone like I knew, and loved, my husband tears at the fabric of my soul. I will not tell you that the pain gets better but I will tell you that you will get used to it. My son is a Civil War reenactment and they occasionally sing this around the campfire at night. Stay strong and be well.

[@beckybirdsell2290]

Reenactor, not reenactment. Stupid autocorrect!

[@bandini22221]

Your story is touching and heartfelt and, yes, watch the Jimmy Stewart before the woke left cancells it. Thanks for sharing.

[@briantoomey2090]

One of my dear father's favorite songs. Rest in peace, dad.

[@negroblack8171]

@@fistmedaddy6998 why you gotta do the man like that 5 years later

[@pineapplesandbass2442]

@@fistmedaddy6998 ignortant.

[@yaniel111]

This comments are real assholes but, I’m not one of them and I hope your father rests in peace.

[@PetesMaGeats]

Rip 🙏🏼

[@Forevertrue]

And Ernie, a wonderful man.

[@stevebenton9193]

This performance harkens back to a time when people who couldn't sing didn't.

[@essexpeter6116]

🤣

[@byrnseyogden2644]

gosh - you don't hear a voice like that very often.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

I was taken aback when I first heard it, a very unique and powerful voice.

[@rhiahlMT]

@@Sealed_Chamber Check out his song 16 tons.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

@@rhiahlMT I will, thanks for the suggestion.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

@adolf anne hitler frank my voice is much like his as well. I'm repeatedly told to start recording songs and been told I should be on the radio. If I ever do record something, this'll be one of the first ones I do.

[@Samp50]

@@rhiahlMT yes 16 tons is great song, Ford sang very well. Original is by Merel Travis..

[@robertsimard735]

I have listen to many great artist sing this beautiful song. No one matches this rendition. This is Ernie’s song even in 2023.

[@itschallenger]

He's got 16 tons of singing talent. Took me 50 yrs to look back and find this wonderful song. Now that I'm 61 I appreciate the music from back then even more. RIP Ernie Ford, Danny Williams and all the other great sincere singers.

[@itschallenger]

+itschallenger Andy Williams I mean sorry

[@dantebondin4385]

So sweet!

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

I just uploaded a KZbin video about the history of this song, which includes several recordings sung by actual sailors as early as 1906! Feel free to have a look and subscribe to my channel if you're interested in this kind of thing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTJoZuHedGUkNU

[@lizdoyle7158]

Danny williams too EXCELLENT FABOULOUS AWESOME singer as was Andy Williams

[@happyjohn354]

Hell lots of younger generations love this dude as well due to his music being in Fallout 76

[@deltonmcclary7341]

Thank you American Dad for bringing us here ❤️

[@numberonefan6964]

Yo same here

[@flordag100]

Same

[@africanmarty]

Same

[@JordyGuy]

Just now yes exactly

[@mhw7375]

Yup

[@numberonefan6964]

I came for an American dad episode. I stayed for Tennessee Ernie Ford.

[@michaelkushner5469]

Same bro

[@TennesseeErnieFordTV]

thanks for visiting

[@4sakend1]

As soon as i saw the opening of the episode i had to look for this.

[@iandiecane6031]

Seth MacFarlane has the best taste in music

[@papylo9276]

Same

[@alverstone14586]

Tennessee Ernie Ford proves that talent is ageless and forever.

[@jeggerton]

No autotuning, no overproduction, no gimicks. Just a great song and a great singer. Thanks for posting.

[@basshead.]

I wouldn't mind an EDM version of this song.

[@rarecandy3445]

yeah it was recorded before autotune was really popular and back then this was just the set bar for big studio production. get over yourself

[@6-kids-uk]

@@rarecandy3445 this was broadcast live performed before a studio audience. Autotune didn't exist. All that could be tweaked by a sound engineer was generally volume in this situation. The great performers of his era had to be genuinely great.

[@rarecandy3445]

@@6-kids-uk yeah i said this was recorded before autotune was popular

[@theskyizblue2day431]

@@rarecandy3445 dude are you ten? Lmao

[@garyjones6288]

He had a great, deep, but soft voice. Although he was a big star, I always felt he was somewhat underrated. He was all class, though.

[@JDMatthias]

If he didn't have that pencil thin moustache he wouldn't look like a quintessential bad guy...maybe that was the one thing holding him back

[@Mike583]

I don't understand how people could think he was "underrated"? With a voice like his...❤

[@Mike583]

@@JDMatthias Looks doesn't amount to a hill of beans,compared to his magnificent voice!❤

[@ZingZing609]

@@Mike583 they mean he didn't get as much love and attention as they deserve.

[@VoxGothica]

He rarely gets mentioned amongst Country music‘s greatest ever, but he certainly had one of the finest male voices in the history of recorded music.

[@RollingEasy]

I guess anyone who grew up by a river can identify with this. I did. My river was my playground for many many years. A Tom Sawyer and a Huck Finn I was and never wanted to grow up and probably never have. I still go back and look at those places from more than a half a century ago and still feel I'm there again. Hey... This is a beautiful song and is sung magnificently. Pardon me reminiscing to begin with. But isn't that one of the most wonderful qualities of great music and of beautiful song? That it can take you back and put joy in your heart and it can do it over an entire lifetime.

[@loralie59741]

The name Shenandoah refers to an old Indian. It was a poem written by a young Indian for his new father-in-law after he had married the old mans daughter. supposedly the poem was a hit even then. It was not set to music till many years later.

[@oxusriver]

Oh Reeni Longworth I long to see you. Away, you dirty river. Oh Reeni Longworth I long to see you, away, I'm bound away, cross the filthy Irwell... Doesn't have the same ring as the Mighty Missouri does it!!!.

[@JayBohringer]

Tom Tee Totally agree with you Tom. What a remarkable voice TEF has. God I miss Missouri my native state. Blessings and peace!

[@Taipans]

Jay Bohringer You can have Misery. This place sucks.

[@phyllisholmes1078]

Tom Tee Oh so beautiful.xx

[@thequestioningwhy]

What a voice full of mourning, rejoicing, pain, and song all at once...so beautiful.

[@Karuminu2]

You described it splendidly.

[@anfearmor9616]

Awesome.

[@carlthomascox1]

There are times when the mind takes a journey to That Place that fills the senses. To a place that holds all those things that are precious. A place that leaves all the trials and troubles that follow me. Listening to the words, feeling the Music and understanding what it means to cross over that Wide Missouri. And to Cross Over, there are those to be left behind, sadly. A choice that can't be undone, O' Shenandoah.... I Long...Blessings, As Always...

[@MrJohnMonroe]

The 218 people who thought this song rated a thumbs down must be deaf!

[@littledikkins2]

He had a TV show in the 1950s and I always loved it.

[@brian_nirvana]

This content is culturally significant. Posting it on KZbin will ensure that future generations will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it.

[@jameschandler2776]

I really miss some of these old entertainers. You never know what you have lost until it is gone. I am glad that we are able to save their talent on recordings and video. Think how much was lost before this technology came along.

[@oakleysierney1918]

amen to that brother

[@Forevertrue]

Many of these performers of that era, were sincere, honest, moral, ethical, people. Unheard of today.

[@2014wow]

@@Forevertrue not true, not unheard of today just not easy to find

[@whales7743]

Were really lucky to be able to listen to this

[@freewill1114]

Jennie Lind was a famous Swedish opera singer with a legendary voice during the 19th century. Sadly, sound recording was unavailable at the time, so no one can hear her today. Well into the 20th century, there were people who had heard her, and they swore that none could sound like her. She undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the USA in 1850.

[@josephl6896]

You know a great song when it instantly transports you to a place you've never been, but to which you desperately want to return.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Well said.

[@nick31427]

Ok Don Draper lol

[@eddiejones2121]

Lovely saying

[@jimmywilder4349]

Beautiful comment!

[@walterpalmer2749]

No hype, no big band, no glitter, no gold, just sheer voice and a from the heart performance. Nothing better.

[@kitchengun1175]

Ernie Ford gives this song such a deep sense of longing and melancholy that no other voice could capture, it's just perfect

[@alpharomeo9220]

It’s incredible how little effort he seems to give to produce such amazing tone.

[@gaara98250]

I'm so happy Fallout included so many of these old gems!! The only game I ever mention anything about the music!

[@ztmobiledetailing]

❤

[@wolverine3219]

Which fallout game was this song in again?

[@gabesixx1181]

​@wolverine3219 its in FO76 along with his other song "16 tons"

[@brittybee6615]

I never played fallout and people keep assuming that’s where I heard the songs I just always knew as long as I can remember, probably originally from my mother’s record collection I guess. She gave me her record player and albums when I was a kid in the late 80s to make room for a shiny new stereo the size of a piece of furniture with a CD player 😂

[@roberterich5970]

So glad this music is still available on utube, for those who appreciate it.

[@dominiksuhic371]

Oh Shenandoah, I hear you calling, Hi-o, you rolling river. Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Hi-o, I'm bound away. 'Cross the wide, Mis-sou-ri. Mis-sou-ri, She's a mighty river, Hi-o, you rolling river. When she rolls down, her topsails shiver, Hi-o, I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide, Mis-sou-ri .Farewell my dearest, I'm bound to leave you, Hi-o, you rolling river. Oh Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you, Hi-o, I'm bound away. 'Cross the wide Mis-sou-ri.

[@ronaldrommel6189]

Thank you so much XD

[@alexmiller6775]

Thanks so much because I had no idea what he was saying 😂

[@charlesnickerson4812]

Shenandoah Valley is in Iowa

[@donaldzahnke2123]

@@charlesnickerson4812 also in Virginia

[@Leo-vr3bg]

Donald Zahnke and Pennsylvania Shenandoah pa. Pronounced Shendo.

[@marilynsnider8183]

I grew up listening to Ernie Ford. He had an amazing voice.

[@robhensel2097]

My mama used to sing this song to me when I couldn’t sleep or was sick or woke up from a nightmare. We had our differences, but she had the voice of angel for this song.

[@tomclayton6875]

A pure, rich bass like you hear only a few times in a lifetime. Ernie was one in a million. He did a country bumpkin voice for skits, but when he sang, just sit back and listen and enjoy.

[@gianniveeful]

I grew up on black lake bayou in the back woods of Louisiana, in every southern boy's mind is a Shenandoah, a body of water that takes us back to those days of skipping stones and fish caught on a line with a pole.... years later, in the Army, freezing on the DMZ in Korea or covered with mud in Hohenfels, Germany as the rain drizzled cold into my bones this song brought the misty Bayou back to me... I thank the Lord God for Tennessee Ernie Ford. We all loved him.

[@k.c.843]

In every girl's too. I'm sitting here bawling like a baby listening to him. It just evokes memories of simpler times and love of family and home.

[@jimhallford7970]

@@k.c.843 Amen

[@pfylis]

what a beautiful voice...

[@rustyshadow7]

Him and Jim Neighbors' voice, magnificent.

[@lindamckenzie4543]

June 29th, 2024. A beautiful rendition of a really special composition. Love to All. ❤

[@SirAbyss]

Thanks, American Dad! One of the best uses of any song ever.

[@dons1932]

+Caleb Donovan The fact that it would easily fit in Fallout, but was original enough that it hadn't just blows my mind. Perfect choice. Gave it that awesome familiar feel but new.

[@Hood-lock]

Well ya see about this being in Fallout...

[@miltonowens2359]

@@Hood-lock lmao

[@b.h.7430]

Just watched that episode now I'm here

[@hourlynewscaster]

One of the outstanding this about Ford's performance was not only the humanity, but that the performance was recorded in one take, done live on his show. There was no post-production sweetening. It was Ernie at his wonderful best. We all miss him a lot.

[@MrMaunaloa]

The Real Deal, Ernest Jennings Ford was an American Original, whose likes we might never see again. Possessed of a phenomenal bass-baritone voice, he became an American icon with the release of his famous "Sixteen Tons" in 1955, which I played on the juke box as a young sailor. In the year 1965 Ii had the pleasure of seeing the live telecasts of his daily San Francisco production on local television station KGO-TV. In one particularly delightful presentation, he performed several arias with his old voice teacher from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Opera, and ---- MYGOD! ---- what a powerful voice this man projected! He will never be replaced, either on the music scene or in the hearts of those who were privileged to hear him sing.

[@Dirk_Dirkerson]

Who are you?

[@wendypartida2206]

Oh what lovely back story to add, I thank you most sincerely for sharing those memories with us. Your shared memories of TEF, his daily San Francisco broadcast program and the episode w/ his former operatic teacher will forever be a part of my thoughts that come to mind when I think of this great voice in a fine and talented man.

[@pfylis]

you can never get it out of your head. love it.

[@markaungst8975]

What a voice! Don't know what else to say. Such a manly voice.

[@ImaTurninToABug]

Thank God we live in a time where shows like American Dad use the perfect music music for the prefect moments, and thank god for apps like Shazam that help me figure out what the hell that song is, otherwise I'd have never known this beautiful music. Such a haunting song and voice.

[@thunderp34-67]

KEVIN RAMAGE

[@2009stryka]

That's exactly how I got here. American Dad, Shazam, KZbin. 👍

[@Hood-lock]

Fallout 76...

[@thatomotau8785]

Yep that was the same sequence for me too!

[@jody024]

I thank Seth MacFarlane, "god" has nothing to do with it.

[@lukewysz1384]

Thank you Bethesda for introducing me to this beautiful rendition of this classic American folk song.

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

I just uploaded a KZbin video about the history of this song, which includes several recordings sung by actual sailors as early as 1906! Feel free to have a look and subscribe to my channel if you're interested in this kind of thing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTJoZuHedGUkNU

[@AnonymousUser-tw6kx]

About the only thing Bethesda had right about that game in the beginning.

[@RoyalAegisVelstadt]

@@TheFolkRevivalProject awesome! Subbed, I'll be sure to check you out soon

[@ThommyofThenn]

I just heard this song as part of a video game soundtrack. It was playing when I was running alongside a river , picking mutated plants and it was absolutely beautiful with that song

[@thekindpenguin7497]

I'm here for the same reason

[@1CE.]

Nothing like this song playing as you’re walking down Appalachia especially in the forest and savage divide

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@1CE. it's actually become one of my very favorite tracks in the entire game.

[@countersphere2924]

@@ThommyofThenn Same, it's always so nice whenever it comes on in the radio

[@888-u6s]

I learned it from American dad season 11 episode 10, the intro combined with the song stuck with me

[@Gregster1234]

His voice just moves me in my soul. What a Womderful talent and a good man by all accounts.

[@girvanpaterson1098]

You'd look far and wide to find a better version of this song, and you know what, you wont! Tennessee Ernie along with Bing Crosby, the two greatest voices of the 20th. Century. no one can or ever will replace either of them!

[@8816ish]

Girvan Paterson I so agree Girvan. it brings tears to my eyes

[@OdinX316]

Girvan Paterson Yes those were two of the all time best!! I am partial to Tennessee Ernie Ford myself!!

[@girvanpaterson1098]

jackie k Vetter Nice to know there's still some of us around with good taste Jackie, good on you!

[@girvanpaterson1098]

OdinX316 Seems they all came and went in the one era, who's around now that comes close?

[@crystalmiller4022]

These are what you call good Classic Country songs, not this crud now days. I grew up with this music and will love it till the day I die. Thanks for posting.

[@smilingbeauty8694]

First heard this song on American Dad episode "The 200".. The song resonates sadness and remorse. Great vocals by Tennessee Ernie Ford.

[@yourmomspuzzy]

Thanks captain obvious for giving every last detail!

[@sess122]

Just imagine if these iconic entertainers could see what has happened, or been done, to popular music today. A truly sad reflection and state of affairs in a country that was once strong, great, free, full of tradition, unity and faith.

[@RobertHullihen-xs4hw]

I'm 54 and I remember when I was in the 4th grade, the music teacher introduced us(the class) to this song and we sang it. It'd such a BEAUTIFUL song.

[@SusanAWolfe]

There was a marvelous Jimmy Stewart film on TV called Shenandoah. It was a sad CIVIL WAR movie, but every time I hear this song, I remember that movie. Of course NO ONE can sing like Ernie Ford did. He was just great!!

[@margueritarotcas9539]

I have also seen that movie with James Stewart … seen it several times … have it on DVD.

[@Kosh_Naranek.]

I desperately miss my days as a merchant sailor. This captures how I feel so well

[@hairlesscat6458]

Oh so this is why my great grandmother loved Ernie. Ernie Ford was a true American.

[@MrRod4000]

He was a classy guy. My girlfriend was waitress in a restaurant where Ford and his friends were having dinner. Dinner ran way overtime, and our date was pretty well ruined. He came over and apologized to me and he tipped her $50 when that was a couple of days wages.

[@nicholasneyhart396]

Adjusted for inflation that is about 300-400 dollars for anyone curious.

[@tank2449]

That’s cool to hear! What year was that? I’m related to him!

[@MrRod4000]

@@tank2449 1970 or so. A LONG time ago!

[@Jonah-hp5xr]

What a voice

[@stephenadkins-y8u]

I was 4 days old when he sung that song . great performance great entertainer.

[@stephenbooth9677]

This wonderful song beautifully sung by Ford takes me back 30 years to a day when my son and I canoed down the Shenandoah and for more than an hour never saw another human being or any sign of so called civilization. It must have been like that for thousands of years, a fantastic memory.

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

I just uploaded a KZbin video about the history of this song, which includes several recordings sung by actual sailors as early as 1906! Feel free to have a look and subscribe to my channel if you're interested in this kind of thing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTJoZuHedGUkNU

[@ajerseykid]

a beautiful example of our great american musical heritage interpreted by a master.

[@Mamalapp]

The best rendition I have heard. He was a very versatile actor and a one in a million singer. My ancestors lived in the Shenandoah Valley and I would love to go there one day.

[@bipper7943]

There are a number of songs that no matter how talented you are, you will not covey the message and delivery that the song deserves unless you truly feel the lyrics. You may be the best singer in the world, but you will never capture the emotion of a song. You may hit every note perfectly, but someone singing a song such as this imperfectly will put anyone to shame that is pitch perfect if they feel the words and emotions that the song conveys. Very few songs such as this nowadays that can be applicable.

[@llschnitz]

Love Paul Robeson. One of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. And a phenomenal singer. But a question! Isn't THIS performances by Tennessee Ernie Ford one of the greatest bass vocals you have ever heard? This performance is thrilling to me. Why then is Ford not recognized as a great talent also? Cause he was a Country Music star, and an entertainer? Because he did comedy? I think this performance needs to be recognized and that Ford is a greatly underappreciated singer! Love this!!

[@larrydonguy]

People who appreciated outstanding voices knew how good Ford's serious singing voice was. That's why opera divas such as Lily Pons and Marilyn Horne were more than pleased to sing with him. By the way, as good as this is, I think Ford's rendition of Wayfaring Stranger on You-tube is even more impressive.

[@phillipwhite948]

What do you mean? Ernie Ford is recognized for his talents. He has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two of which are music-related (radio and records). He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1974, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990, and posthumously inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1994. What more can they do to recognize his incredible talents?

[@larrydonguy]

Phillip White I think perhaps what lIschnitz had in mind was a lack of recognition by classical aficionados that Ford had one of the great singing voices of his era.

[@phillipwhite948]

Don R Good point.

[@WytZox1]

Don R Yet he was primarliy known for his talent as a comedic actor such as his guest appearances as Cousin Ernie on I Love Lucy that overshadowed his great singing talent. ☺

[@kennethbrownjr.636]

What a BEAUTIFUL song!!!

[@EddieTheLightbringer]

Nobody has a rich, powerful bass voice like Tennessee Ernie Ford.

[@ScottAlmighty]

I am from Virginia, but have been away six years with the Navy. This song brings a tear to my eye. Beautiful.

[@walteranddeemartel5467]

Such a rich deep voice…wish men had such voices today

[@chimera8421]

Here in 2024. Fabulous. Love from England.

[@connieverbeck1110]

Me. Resting my eyes. And loving this.

[@connieverbeck1110]

August 2024.😅

[@mkalic]

Today I played a bit of Fallout 76 for the first time in maybe a year and the song came on the in-game radio while I was going through a field of dead grass... Me and my girlfriend used to play the game together, we broke up about half a year ago, never thought a game would make me tear up... 😥

[@nigelguiboche2840]

Love exploring Appalachia to this.....

[@michaelschexnayder6642]

American Dad brought me here. It’s what led me to find out Tennessee Ernie Ford 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@desastermaster2010]

What a voice....

[@ericnoble5194]

The first time I watched this, my jaw dropped. I was blown away by his talent and the simple beauty of this song. Thank you for posting this.

[@TheFolkRevivalProject]

I just uploaded a KZbin video about the history of this song, which includes several recordings sung by actual sailors as early as 1906! Feel free to have a look and subscribe to my channel if you're interested in this kind of thing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTJoZuHedGUkNU

[@mailmanjim57]

Saw this as a small child, and as a 66 year old man, I love it so much more!

[@josiahrecords92]

Pure talent. No Auto-Tune. Amazing!

[@josiahrecords92]

I think you are right about that. My Dad had many 8 track tapes and some would play at a higher pitch than others.

[@mariaespinoza6358]

the voice and talent to use it the right way.. and all the humility to go with it... aahh, love Tennessee earnie ford...

[@carolynpurser7469]

He had such a beautiful voice.

[@owengreene382]

My father played it on a his harmonica. When there were nothing a radio to listen too.

[@hadleyroper6743]

Beautiful song god bless America and all the great country artist she’s produced none like the greats from back in the day

[@alvincook8888]

I grew up with the Shenandoah family's on the Onondaga Tribal Nation. I remember singing this in grade school music class. Many of that family still alive today.

[@noelchrisjohnbenson8161]

lol Thank "Fallout" for getting me into this. Totally grew on me now I love it.

[@HolydaughterofGod]

Such a beautiful voice

[@emilyjuarez2004]

omg no words. so much soul!

[@markboller4313]

What a beautiful deep voice he has. ❤❤❤

[@InsanoDeedz]

A voice so deep yet so soft 10/10 would have let him read me a phone book.

[@WilliamMarshall-c1u]

I came here, because of someone from foster care sings this to me. Well used to anyways, she past not too long ago. She was the only one who could make you smile on a cold sad day. I miss her so much

[@octave772]

This song is so beautiful, I weep, thank you Ernie you're a legend!

[@timothyjcrabb190]

I would love to go back to this time in my life. When life was simpler and more loving🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@ztmobiledetailing]

God Bless you. It was taken from us, unfortunately.

[@WeAreNotAmused]

Dude , This song is electrical It never fails to make my hair stand up and. Get goosebumps The wind is a nice touch but Ernie makes you feel the cold bitter wind as if he was still alive very haunting Excellent beautiful song Such depth of emotion and. Peace and. Sorrow mixed together

[@blue1054]

One of my childhood heroes….

[@donnacrapo7741]

I had all but forgotten what a beautiful voice he had. I watched his program as a child. I miss these wonderful talanted people of yore.

[@ShunyamNiketana]

Another day older and deeper in love with this song.

[@Kingmick58]

Howdy. My Mum used to play this on her record player over 50yrs ago when i was very young. Always stayed with me. Now after all this time, i can hear it again. I'm 66 now. Many thanks for posting. Andy from Rockhampton, Queensland Australia.

[@666toysoldier]

Most of the songs he sang have been covered by others, but none surpass this great man.

[@mikes.7654]

Best version of this song ever.

[@ChristopherCastellano]

So nice to hear a bass voice get some attention. RIP ernie.

[@teresakeane2926]

World class performance. Never to be bettered.

[@youfilha]

Wow what voice!!!! I watched some comedy I Love Lucy episode with Tennessee Ernie but I have no idea how wonderful he could sing. God Bless Him!

[@larrydonguy]

+youfilha Yes, based on the kind of "singing" he did on I Love Lucy, which was strictly for laughs, you would not know that when he sang seriously, as he does here, Ford was pretty much peerless.

[@duncanbrown1495]

+Don R Sounds almost like some of the songs Elvis Presley sang once or twice. (do bear in mind he didn't sing like that all the time -Elvis- but it sounds like it to me at least)

[@trapperjohn10]

What can someone say that will do this man and this performance justice? Just thrilling and incredibly moving. If you want to see what really made this giant of a man tick, watch the documentary, Amazing Grace, put out by Bill Gaither. Ernie Ford was one of the few true stars in the history of the entertainment industry that stood up for his Christian faith and wouldn't compromise. God blessed him for it. A true hero.

[@gwhaberlein]

I am 17 years old and I will always find this man amazing.

[@twelvenation6393]

25 now huh still a good song

[@robertmiles1603]

Wow, just listen to that voice. Seems he could almost send tremors through the Earth.

[@r.htemple4144]

I wish I could like this more than once

[@701ghoffman]

i love this man's voice

[@annfoxgold1886]

The best, the only. Haunting, beautiful.