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"Sixteen Tons" is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. [2] Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood, California, on August 8, 1946. Cliffie Stone played bass on the recording.
Sep 27, 2012 · Video version of Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. It went to #1 on November 26, 1955 on the Billboard Top 100 and stayed on top for seven weeks.
Nov 1, 2009 · REMASTERED IN HD! Music video by Johnny Cash performing Sixteen Tons. (C) Mercury Records ...more.
Oct 29, 2018 · Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford [Americana] 4k Remastered 3. 🇫🇷 The Campaign 1914-1918"Trench lighter [1910s] 🇫🇷 #collection #history #discover. Show less.
Sixteen Tons Lyrics: Some people say a man is made out of mud / A poor man's made out of muscle and blood / Muscle and blood and skin and bones / A mind that's weak and a back that's strong /...
Sixteen Tons Lyrics. Some people say a man is made out of mud. A poor man's made out of muscle and blood. Muscle and blood, and skin and bones, A mind that's weak and a back that's strong. (Chorus:)
Sixteen Tons Lyrics: Some people say a man is made outta mud / A poor man's made outta muscle and blood / Muscle and blood and skin and bones / A mind that's weak and a back that's strong / You...
Sixteen Tons Lyrics: Some people say a man is made outta mud / A poor man's made outta muscle and blood / Muscle and blood and skin and bone / A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong /...
Oct 17, 2017 · “Sixteen Tons,” the song popularized by Tennessee Ernie Ford, was originally written by Merle Travis. In 1947 Capitol Records encouraged Travis to write a series of songs that “sounded folky” for an album, one that would tap into the American folk music revival that was just starting to take off.
Jan 22, 2024 · The 1955 smash hit ‘Sixteen Tons’ performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford is not just a catchy tune – it’s a potent slice of Americana, a crystal-clear lens through which we view the rugged contours of labor, debt, and survival.
