Sixteen Tons
~ Recording by B.B. King
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.16 | Sixteen Tons | 2:36 | B.B. King | B.B. King Sings Spirituals | B.B. King | Album |
| Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”) | CDCHM 1093 |
| 1.16 | Sixteen Tons | 2:34 | B.B. King | B.B. King Sings Spirituals (16 bit - 44.1 kHz Stereo Reissue) | B.B. King | Album |
| Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# “CH” “CHD” “CDCHD”) | [none] |
Relationships
| recording of: | Sixteen Tons (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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