For other uses, see Sixteen Tons (disambiguation).
"Sixteen Tons"
Song by Merle Travis
from the album Folk Songs of the Hills
B-side
"Dark as a Dungeon"
Released
June 1947 (1947-06)
Recorded
August 8, 1946
Studio
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre
Folk
Length
2:54
Label
Capitol Americana[1]
Songwriter(s)
Merle Travis
Producer(s)
Lee Gillette
Official audio
"Sixteen Tons" on YouTube
"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. It was first released in July 1947 by Capitol on Travis's album Folk Songs of the Hills.[3] The song became a gold record.
^"Capitol 48000: Americana Album series 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^"Sixteen Tons: The Story Behind the Legend". Tennessee Ernie Ford. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^"Advance Record Releases". Billboard. June 28, 1947. p. 119.
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