Biography
The Duke Of Paducah
Real name: Benjamin Francis Ford
Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 1969
American country comedian, radio host and banjo player popular from the 1940s to the 1960s. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1986). A member of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance,WLS National Barn Dance and WSM Grand Ole Opry
Born: May 12, 1901 in De Soto, Missouri
Died: June 20, 1986 in Brentwood, Tennessee