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  Sixteen Tons
The Sixteen Tons Club was named in honor of Merle Travis's famous song that became immensely popular in 1955, splendidly sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Nowadays the ground floor of the Sixteen Tons is an intimate restaurant with pleasant music and decent cuisine.
At the Sixteen Tons the vibrating atmosphere of state-of-the-art night venue is complimented nicely by the cozy English pub and this combination is the main reason of club's great popularity.
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 Sixteen Tons
One was Dark As A Dungeon, the other, Sixteen Tons.
In Twenty-four days, over one million records were sold, and "Sixteen Tons" became the fastest-selling single in Capitol's history.
By November, it had captured the top spot on every major record chart in the country, and by December 15 (less than two months after it's release) more than 2,000,000 copies were sold, making it the most successful single ever recorded.
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 Nashville Skyline: New Recording Studio Profile—Sixteen Ton
Sixteen Ton, the brainchild of Danny White and his father, Bill White, is clearly a very personal labor of love.
Part of Sixteen Ton's appeal was also the large, homey lounge space that allows Matthews to work and be a comfortable space for her daughter and husband to spend time on occasion.
“Sixteen Ton is a place where you want to stay a month or two and make the best thing you've ever worked on,” says Carolina.
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 SIXTEEN TONS
"Sixteen tons" sound track can be heard before each concert held in the club.
Ref.: A 16 ton weight is used as a ballast for pontoons.
A 16 ton weight is one of the club's logo.
www.16tons.ru /eng/rus/home/bot.shtml   (509 words)

  
 Sixteen Tons (George Davis?) (1930s?)
When I first met him [George Davis] at the Hazard radio station in 1959, he was very hesitant about doing any recording because of his previous bad experience with the records business.
He claims to have composed "Sixteen Tons" during the 1930s, and feels that Merle Travis and Tennessee Ernie Ford capitalized on his song through changing the chords somewhat.
According to George Davis, this song was first called "Nine-to-Ten-Tons,'' and he wrote it in reference to "this particular mine (which) had what is known as a Clean-up System.
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 Sixteen Tons --- Big Bill Broonzy
Sixteen Tons Big Bill Broonzy Some people says the man's made out of mud, Some people says of muscle and blood, Muscle and blood and skin and bone, A mind that's week and a back that's strong.
You load sixteen tons, so what do you get, Another day older and deeper in dept, So, St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go, I owe my soul to the company store.
So, load sixteen ton, what do you get, Another day older and deeper in dept, So, St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go, I owe my soul to the company store.
www.jenalouisiana.com /music/sixteen.html   (216 words)

  
 Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford Songfacts
I showed Sixteen Tons to my conductor as I liked it very much.
Capitol kept telling me to get over there so we went with Sixteen Tons and You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry and we recorded them with a six-piece band.
He said "Leave that in," and that snapping on Sixteen Tons is me."
www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=4639   (553 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) - Eels at Epinions.com
Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) is a curious little album.
My least favorite song on Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) is really outstanding in the original upbeat arrangement.
Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) may have its flaws, but E still captures my imagination.
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 The Daily Bruin - Art Review: "Sixteen Tons"
With its breadth of variety and experience, the “Sixteen Tons” exhibit is seemingly perfect for the newly inaugurated Broad Art Center.
The lyrics to this antiquated labor chant oddly correspond to the cyclical nature of art: “Another day older and deeper in debt” is perhaps a nod to the nature of art as a definer of the present but also a borrower of the past.
With such a complex review, “Sixteen Tons” is an experience that teaches and delights.
www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/2006/oct/11/art-review-034sixteen-tons034   (546 words)

  
 Classic Country, Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Lyrics
Classic Country - Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Lyrics
WE Classic Country, Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Lyrics
Classic Country - Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
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 DigiTrad: SIXTEEN TONS
Lyr Req: Parody of Sixteen Tons by Pete Seeger (11)
cho: You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
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 Sixteen Tons
Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store
So it was a viscious cycle, and the next month, they again had to pay the company first and were lucky to have anything left for their families.
www.rootsweb.com /~wvcoal/sixteen.html   (226 words)

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