Sixteen Tons

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lyricist and composer:Merle Travis
arranger:Paul Brody
publisher:American Music, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Merle-travis-sixteen-tons-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/26728 [info]
Wikidata:Q1469232 [info]
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6)
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

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1946-08-08Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:50
1955-09-20Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
1955-12-24Sixteen Tonscover and liveThe Weavers2:03
1957-10-25Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:35
1967-09-08Sixteen Tons (live, 1967-09-08: BBC, UK)cover and liveTom Jones3:17
1979-05-30 – 1979-06-01Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:58
1985Sixteen TonscoverAnna Domino4:28
1988-01-31Sixteen Tons (live, 1988-01-31: Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Rainmakers4:18
1998-11Sixteen Tons (live, 1998-11: Musikhalle Hamburg & Kieler Schloß, Germany)cover and liveFreddy Quinn3:37
2002-05-09Sixteen Tons (live, 2002-05-09: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria)cover and liveFreddy Quinn?:??
2003Sixteen Tons (live, 2003: KCRW Session)cover and liveEELS2:55
2012-07-23Sixteen TonscoverBen Sidran3:36
16 Toneladas (Sixteen Tons)coverNoriel Vilela2:11
16 TonscoverCURL4:42
16 TonscoverLeAnn Rimes2:43
16 TonsMerle Travis2:06
16 TonscoverNina Hagen2:38
16 TonscoverThe Nightwatchman3:35
16 TonscoverEric Burdon?:??
16 TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
16 Tons (Live)coverHoly River4:13
16 TonscoverRobbie Williams2:36
16 TonsPaul Brody’s DetoNation Orchestra4:27
16 TonscoverThe Dandy Warhols2:08
16 TonscoverThe Platters4:09
16 Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford cover)coverLeæther Strip2:57
Dieciseis toneladascoverLos Plateros2:36
Medley: 16 Tons / Hoochie Coochie Mancover, live and medleyEric Burdon & Robby Krieger (feat. Lee Oskar)7:50
Sixteen SonscoverB.B. King2:33
Sixteen TonescoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Sixteen TonscoverNilsson2:30
Sixteen TonscoverJohnnie Taylor2:25
Sixteen TonscoverKate Smith2:32
Sixteen TonscoverLeæther Strip2:57
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:42
Sixteen TonscoverJohnnie Taylor2:23
Sixteen TonscoverLee Conway2:43
Sixteen TonscoverIntellectual Dark Wave3:05
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine2:20
Sixteen Tonscover and instrumentalAngelo Bearpark Brass Ensemble2:26
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine3:23
Sixteen TonscoverBobby Purify2:27
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon3:46
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:17
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters4:06
Sixteen TonscoverDave Dudley3:13
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine3:19
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine?:??
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine, The Mellomen?:??
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine, Buddy Cole U.S. Orchester und The Mellomen3:21
Sixteen TonscoverGeorge Davis3:08
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine2:53
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine2:21
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine2:22
Sixteen TonscoverBlue Blot3:35
Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:13
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine?:??
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:25
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Desmond2:50
Sixteen TonsTom Jones3:09
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:45
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:34
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:32
Sixteen Tonscover and liveEELS2:51
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon3:45
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine3:18
Sixteen TonscoverJerry Reed2:35
Sixteen TonscoverGünther Neefs3:01
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:44
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:14
Sixteen TonscoverCCS?:??
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:34
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine3:20
Sixteen TonscoverStan Ridgway6:49
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:36
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:26
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:35
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:35
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:39
Sixteen TonscoverDella Mae feat. Alison Brown & Avril Smith4:16
Sixteen TonscoverTim Timebomb2:23
Sixteen TonscoverPatient Zero2:22
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:39
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:51
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:39
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon3:43
Sixteen TonscoverThe Weavers2:00
Sixteen Tons (mono)coverStevie Wonder2:50
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon Brian Auger Band3:36
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:41
Sixteen Tons (re-recording)coverFrankie Laine2:21
Sixteen TonscoverBo Diddley2:27
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon3:43
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