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1965: Tennessee Ernie Ford released another version of the song, "Sixteen Tons '65" (with largely the same lyrics as his first recording of the song, but with a substantially different musical arrangement) on a French EP of the same name. 1966: Stevie Wonder recorded a version influenced by Motown and soul music on his Down to Earth album.
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" 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: Sing a Spiritual with Me: Come to the Fair: 1961 Civil War Songs of the North: Civil War Songs of the South: Looks at Love: Hymns at Home: 67 1962 Mississippi Showboat: 110 I Love to Tell the Story: 43 Book of Favorite Hymns: 71 1963 Long, Long Ago: We Gather Together: Story of Christmas: 14 1964 Great Gospel Songs: Country Hits ...
When they first met in 1991, Auger asked Burdon if he wanted to play with him. Burdon agreed and they formed the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band".
The Beyhive considers this one of Beyoncé’s most “personal” songs yet. Here's what '16 Carriages' is really about. ... Read the full lyrics to “16 Carriages” below. (Chorus)
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 phrase “for auld lang syne” essentially means “for (the sake of) old times”, which positions it as an apt song to sing at a time when people reflect on the past 12 months.