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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.
The album, with Travis accompanied only by his guitar, contains his two most enduring songs, both centered on the lives of coal miners: "Sixteen Tons" and "Dark as a Dungeon". [1] "Sixteen Tons" became a No. 1 Billboard country hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955 [3] and has been recorded many times over
Sixteen Tons Entertainment is a German computer game developer company based in Tübingen and Berlin, which emerged from the brand label of the Tübingen game developer Promotion Software. The company was founded in 1993 by Ralph Stock. [1] Sixteen Tons Entertainment became known through the Emergency series and Mad TV.
"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.
Sixteen Tons" is a 1947 song by Merle Travis which was also recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Sixteen Tons or 16 Tons may also refer to: Music ...
Tennessee Ernie Ford's song "Sixteen Tons" ended the year at number one on two of the three charts. In 1955, Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most Played in Juke Boxes, Best Sellers in Stores, and Most Played By Jockeys.
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