Sixteen Tons (1955)

~ Recording by B.B. King

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
5.13Sixteen Tons (1955)2:34B.B. KingMilestones of a Blues LegendB.B. KingAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2015-10-30
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group), The Intense Media600267

Relationships

recording of:Sixteen Tons (cover)

Sixteen Tons

lyricist and composer:Merle Travis
publisher:American Music, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6)
later parody versions:16 Months
Diamond Dog Hole
Sixteen Tons (Parody)
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
later translated versions:Dieciséis toneladas
Sexton ton
Sie hieß Mary Ann
Zestien ton
靜心等
is the basis for:Seize tonnes
נח היה איש צדיק ותמים