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"Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year. View wiki
"Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American singer Merle Travis and released on his… read more
"Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hill… read more

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