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"Sixteen Tons" is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. [2] Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood, California, on August 8, 1946. Cliffie Stone played bass on the recording.
TikTok has been crucial to the song's success; [1] [2] by August 2024, the song has soundtracked over 300,000 clips to date. It became the first song by Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners to enter the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 83. [2] An official remix of the song featuring American folk band Caamp was released on August 9, 2024. [3]
Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields is a 70-page book and two CD compilation of old and new music from southern Appalachian coalfields.The project was produced by Jack Wright and is a benefit for the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth in Wise County, Virginia.
The Harlan County Coal Miners, 1931–39 (University of Illinois Press, 2002) is also titled after the song. Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest part 1, 2003 documentary. The song plays during the end credits of the 2016 drama In Dubious Battle. The song, Florence Reece, and the Harlan miner's strike feature in episode 2 of Damnation.
It is a lament about the danger and drudgery of being a coal miner in a shaft mine. It has become a rallying song among miners seeking improved working conditions. The song achieved much of its fame when it was performed by Johnny Cash in his Folsom Prison concert (At Folsom Prison). During this live performance, one of the prisoners in the ...
Pages in category "Songs about mining" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Coal Miner's Daughter (song) L. The L&N Don't Stop Here ...
Nimrod Workman (November 5, 1895 – November 26, 1994) was an American folk singer, coal miner and trade unionist.His musical repertoire included traditional English and Scottish ballads passed down through his family, Appalachian folk songs and original compositions.
Coal Miner's Daughter is the sixteenth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on January 4, 1971, by Decca Records. [1] The title song would go on to become Lynn's signature song.