Sixteen Tons
~ Recording by George Davis
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Sixteen Tons | 3:08 | George Davis | Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) | SFW CD 40094 |
Relationships
| guitar: | George Davis (US folk singer songwriter, radio DJ from KY) |
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| vocals: | George Davis (US folk singer songwriter, radio DJ from KY) |
| recording of: | Sixteen Tons (cover) |
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Related works
Sixteen Tons
| lyricist and composer: | Merle Travis |
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| arranger: | Paul Brody |
| 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 |
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