[DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons - Wikipedia [PAR] Tennessee Ernie Ford's version of "Sixteen Tons" was a number one hit in the 
United States. The chorus sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford. "Sixteen Tons" is a 
song about a coal miner, based on life in coal mines in Muhlenberg County, ... 
Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded "Sixteen Tons" in 1955 as the B-side of his cover 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons song history | The Pop History Dig [PAR] Oct 6, 2008 ... The top song in America during late 1955 and early 1956 was a tune ... But the 
song did not receive much notice. ... In 1954 Tennessee Ernie Ford became 
nationally known through his ... You load sixteen tons and what do you get? ... I'd 
sung 'Sixteen Tons' years before [on radio], but it hadn't been any... [DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford [PAR] You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in 
debt." Merle also recalled a remark his father would make to neighbors when... [DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) (1946) - Folkarchive.de [PAR] I'd sung Sixteen Tons years before [on radio], but it hadn't been any blockbuster, 
and ... Tennessee Ernie Ford interview by Pete Martin, Saturday Evening Post, 
CCXXX (Sep ... On Dec 3, 1955, Billboard reported that the song had "already 
passed the 1,000,000 disc sales mark. ... You load sixteen tons and what do you 
get? [DOC] [TLE] Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Lyrics (Classic Country song ... [PAR] Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford lyrics: Some people say a man is made ... 
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doesn't get much better than that. .... Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons "You load 
16 tons and what do you get ..... I Love Lucy "Tennessee Bound" - 1955 ..... 
Tennessee Ernie Ford- 16 tons what do you get - another day older and deeper 
in debt. [DOC] [TLE] Country Goes to Work | CMT [PAR] Sep 4, 2016 ... If so, you don't hear much about it. ... Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955
) ... a glimpse into the day-in-day-out life of an underground coal miner: You load 
16 tons and what do you get/Another day older and deeper in debt. ... Well, I'm 
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charts. Tennessee Ernie, who died in 1991, didn't have much to do with New 
York. Instead, we have Tennessee ... reality of Tennessee Ernie. He sang: You 
load 16 tons. What do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. [DOC] [TLE] American Serfdom: Companies Offer Loans For Living Expenses To ... [PAR] Jun 1, 2016 ... The much bigger point is that employed American citizens are so destitute they 
can't survive ..... The line, "You load sixteen tons and what do you get? .... 
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novelist whose first novel, The Trumpet Unblown, was published in 1955. ... She 
sang in both Parkersburg and Charleston in June of 1938, when ... You know that 
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Question: In 1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, "You load" this much & "what do you get?  Another day older and deeper in debt"
Answer: sixteen tons