Ernest Bert Ashworth (December 15, 1928 – March 2, 2009) was an American country music singer and longtime Grand Ole Opry star. Signed to the Hickory label, he recorded two studio albums in his career and charted several singles on Billboard Hot Country Songs, including the number one "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and six other top ten hits.
December 15, 1928, Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Died
March 2, 2009, Hartsville, Tennessee, United States
Place Of Birth
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Albums
The Best Of Ernie Ashworth
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
1
He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1964.
2
He signed with Decca Records in 1960, and recorded the hit songs "Each Moment" and "You Can't Pick a Rose in December". In 1962, he went to Hickory Records, where he sang "Everybody But Me" and his biggest hit "Talk Back Trembling Lips".
3
Before he found fame as a singer, he worked in an Army missile plant in Alabama.
4
In the 1950s, he wrote songs that were recorded by country singers including Little Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, and Johnny Horton. His song "I Wish" was recorded by pop singer Paul Anka.
5
His 1963 number-one hit song "Talk Back Trembling Lips" was one of the first country songs to cross over to the pop charts. It spent 36 weeks on the country charts.
6
He died suddenly while in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
7
Country singer.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
2007
Video performer: "Talk Back Trembling Lips"
The Farmer's Other Daughter
1965
performer: "The Ballad Of Farmer Brown"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Valley of Blood
1973
as Ernie Ashworth
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary
1996
TV Special
Himself
The Porter Wagoner Show
1971
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Farmer's Other Daughter
1965
Himself - Singer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
2007
Video
Himself
Known for movies
The Farmer's Other Daughter (1965) as Himself - Singer
Valley of Blood (1973) as Actor
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts (2007) as Himself
$1.1 Million
