Tennessee Ernie Ford, ‘Sixteen Tons’ (1955)
Introduction Sixteen Tons: A Voice for the Coal Miners Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” released in 1955, became an unlikely anthem for the American working class, particularly coal miners. While…
Introduction Sixteen Tons: A Voice for the Coal Miners Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” released in 1955, became an unlikely anthem for the American working class, particularly coal miners. While…
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