Hymns (Tennessee Ernie Ford album)
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Hymns is an album recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford
that was released in 1956. It was the second best selling record in the United States
in 1957. The album is one of the best selling of all time and spent 277 weeks on the Billboard 200
.
The album appeared the same year that Ford launched his 5-year NBC
television series, The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford
. He closed each episode with a hymn.
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernest Jennings Ford , 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...
that was released in 1956. It was the second best selling record in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1957. The album is one of the best selling of all time and spent 277 weeks on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
The album appeared the same year that Ford launched his 5-year NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television series, The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford
The Ford Show
The Ford Show is a half-hour comedy/variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired in color on NBC television on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961....
. He closed each episode with a hymn.