Country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford, who scored a massive hit with 1955's "Sixteen Tons", died 35 years ago today at age 72.

Country music star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after his concert in Arizona Thursday night. Ford, 53, had just wrapped up his set at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row — a restaurant and night club ...

Tennessee Ernie Ford was one of country music’s defining voices of the 1950s. He reached crossover appeal with his cover of Merle Travis’s pensive tune, “Sixteen Tons,” which chronicled the life of a ...

While once a professional golfer, Colt Ford found his calling in country music. Outside of releasing eight studio albums, the singer also helped write songs like “Dirt Road Anthem” and “Country Must ...

ATLANTA — Georgia country music star Colt Ford says he’s fighting every day to get back to his friends and family following a serious heart attack last month. Ford, who is from Athens, had just ...