In what year was a song released which was the most successful release of Tennessee Ernie Ford?
1950
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally 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.
 Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".
The Shotgun Boogie
"The Shotgun Boogie" is a 1950 song by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
 "The Shotgun Boogie" was Tennessee Ernie Ford's most successful release on the Country & Western charts, staying on the charts for a total of twenty-five weeks on the chart, and at number one for three weeks.
Ernie Sings &amp; Glen Picks
Ernie Sings & Glen Picks is an album by singer Tennessee Ernie Ford and singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Give Me Your Word
"Give Me Your Word" is a popular song written by George Wyle and Irving Taylor in 1954.
 The biggest selling version, recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford, was released on 31 May 1954 by Capitol Records in the United States, and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1955.
 The record was produced by Ken Nelson.
 "Give Me Your Word" was Ford's first hit in the United Kingdom.
 The single remained at the top of the UK Singles Chart for seven weeks. Mister and Mississippi
"Mister and Mississippi" is a popular song, written by Irving Gordon.
 It was published in 1951.
 The song was popularized by Patti Page.
 It has been recorded by many others, including Rex Allen, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Bond & the Cass County Boys, Dennis Day, Johnny Desmond, and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Robert Schmertz (artist)
Robert Watson "Bob" Schmertz (March 4, 1898 – June 7, 1975) was a Pittsburgh-based architect and folk musician whose music has been covered by Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bill and Gloria Gaither, The Statler Brothers, The Cathedrals, Dailey & Vincent, the River City Brass Band, and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound.
 Born in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Schmertz attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he wrote the Carnegie Tartans' fight song, "Fight for the Glory of Carnegie," and played the banjo in a jazz orchestra; after he graduated with an architecture degree in 1921, Schmertz designed buildings.
 He taught at Carnegie for more than thirty-five years before his retirement. Sandra Lynne Becker
Sandra Lynne Becker (April 5, 1947 - May 15, 2015) was born in Covina, California.
 She competed in many beauty pageants during her senior year of high school, and in 1965 became the youngest woman ever to receive the Miss California crown.
 After winning the crown, Becker traveled with Bob Hope to Vietnam with the USO tour.
 She also performed with many young American singers at the time, including Perry Como, Angela Lansbury, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
 During a 5-year contract with Warner Brother Studios she appeared in several films and TV shows, including "Bewitched", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", and "Here Come the Brides". Rebel-'Rouser
"Rebel-'Rouser" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Duane Eddy.
 Released as a single in 1958, it charted #6 Pop.
 It also appeared on Eddy's album "Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel".
 The tune, Eddy has noted, was not based on “When the Saints Go Marching In” as many assumed, but was loosely inspired by "Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet" an old folk song Duane knew from a Tennessee Ernie Ford record.
 Eddy has spoken of listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford's recording for inspiration on the morning of the recording session for "Rebel-'Rouser".
 The song was used in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" and was featured on the film's soundtrack.
 The song was also used in the 2010 video game "Mafia II". The Ford Show
The Ford Show (also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show) is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961.
 The show was actually named for sponsor Ford Motor Company.
 Beginning in September 1958, the show began to be telecast in color. Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town
Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town is the 73rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1987, and his first for Mercury Records.
 It was re-released in 2003, paired with "Boom Chicka Boom" on a single CD. "
Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an Elvis Costello song from his album "King of America", released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, "Old No. 1".
 The album reached #36 on the country charts, while the only released single, "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at #43.