Ernest Bert Ashworth (December 15, 1928[2] – March 2, 2009)[3] was an American country music singer, broadcaster, 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 seven other top ten hits.

[2] In 1950, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee,[2] where he worked for several radio stations and was signed by Wesley Rose as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music.

Voted "Most Promising Male Artist" by Cashbox, Billboard, and Record World magazines in 1963 and 1964, he was invited to join the cast of the Grand Ole Opry in 1964.

Ashworth remained active as a recording artist until his death in 2009, making appearances at the Grand Ole Opry and spending much of his time tending to the affairs of his radio stations in Ardmore, and also Gallatin, Tennessee.