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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.
"I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love" Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar; from the album Sixteen Tons ; B-side: Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart [1] ...
"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.
The songs for Bo Diddley is a Gunslinger were recorded from October 1959 to February 1960. [2] Several tracks of interest [ citation needed ] are " Sixteen Tons " which Bo was supposed to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show , [ citation needed ] the title track, and "Diddling" (an instrumental between guitar and saxophone ).
The only recording by Davis seems to be of "Sixteen Tons", made at the time of the interview and released in 1967, as his 1930s song was apparently unrecorded. Interesting to see Travis himself quoted here as saying, "I stole pieces of two Josh White songs and wrote Sixteen Tons".
Swift always said her 2014 hit was influenced by her own experiences.
LL Cool J is bringing back an iconic hit for a Super Bowl ad that packs a punch — literally.. In Pfizer’s “Knock Out" ad, a young cancer patient is first shown laying in a hospital bed ...
Sixteen Tons, a 1960 album by Tennessee Ernie Ford; Sixteen Tons of Bluegrass, a 1966 album by Pete Stanley and Wizz Jones; Sixteen Tons, a 2003 album by Weedeater; Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs), a 2005 album by Eels