Sixteen Tons
~ Recording by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.49 | Sixteen Tons | 2:36 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Best of Country Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Brunswick (Imprint of Brunswick Record Corporation) | ||
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| 2.1 | Sixteen Tons | 2:36 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Capitol Records 50th Anniversary 1942–1992 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | DPRO-79242, DPRO-79243, DPRO-79244, DPRO-79245, DPRO-79246, DPRO-79247, DPRO-79248, DPRO-79249 |
Relationships
| acoustic guitar: | Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20) |
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| bass clarinet: | Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20) |
| clarinet: | Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20) |
| double bass [bass]: | Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20) |
| drums (drum set) [drums]: | Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20) |
| finger snaps and lead vocals: | Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20) |
| trombone: | George Bruns (on 1955-09-20) |
| trumpet: | Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20) |
| conductor: | Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20) |
| arranger: | Jack Fascinato |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) Lucky Vintage (in 2014) |
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| recorded at: | Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood (on 1955-09-20) |
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| compiled in: | Way Out West by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (order: 6) |
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| part of: | Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12) (order: 12) |
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| recording of: | Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20: cover) |
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Related works
Sixteen Tons
| lyricist and composer: | Merle Travis |
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| publisher: | American Music, Inc. Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. |
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| referred to in medleys: | Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6) |
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| later parody versions: | 16 Months Diamond Dog Hole Sixteen Tons (Parody) Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody) |
| later translated versions: | Dieciséis toneladas Seksten tonn Sexton ton Sie hieß Mary Ann Zestien ton 靜心等 |
| is the basis for: | Seize tonnes נח היה איש צדיק ותמים |
| adaptations: | 16 Tons |
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