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    • May 10, 1954
    Tennessee Ernie Ford makes his second guest appearance as rural Uncle Ernie on CBS' "I Love Lucy." Viewers get renditions of "Wabash Cannonball" and "Y'all Come"
    May 31, 1954
    Capitol releases Tennessee Ernie Ford's "River Of No Return," the theme song from a movie starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. Monroe sings it in the movie
    Jun 20, 1954
    "Corral Cuties" makes its debut. The short western film features Tennessee Ernie Ford--who sings "Anytime"--plus Molly Bee, Billy Strange and Cliffie Stone
    Jul 4, 1954
    The television game show "The Kollege Of Musical Knowledge," formerly hosted by big band figure Kay Kyser, returns on NBC, with Tennessee Ernie Ford hosting. It lasts only two months
    Sep 12, 1954
    "The Kollege Of Musical Knowledge" airs for the final time on NBC-TV, with Tennessee Ernie Ford hosting the game show
    Jan 4, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford's daytime TV show begins airing on NBC
    Jan 24, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford makes the last of three guest appearances on "I Love Lucy" in the role of hick relative Uncle Ernie
    May 27, 1955
    The Volunteer State celebrates Tennessee Ernie Ford Day as the singer returns to his hometown, Bristol
    Sep 5, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "Sixteen Tons" on his daytime variety show. Fan mail pours in, and Ford records it two weeks later
    Sep 20, 1955
    Tennessee Ernie Ford records the Merle Travis-written "Sixteen Tons" at the Capitol Recording Studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood
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