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Pe***e also ask : What is the meaning of 16 tons?
The titular "sixteen tons" refers to a practice of initiating new miners. In the mid-1920s, a miner tended to haul eight to ten tons per day, whereas for new miners, other miners would slack off so the new miner could "make sixteen tons on [their] very first day."
Pe***e also ask : Where did the song 16 tons from?
Travis drew inspiration from his family back home in Ebeneezer, Kentucky. He took the line \u201cYou load sixteen tons, what do you get / Another day older and deeper in debt\u201d from a letter his brother had sent to him about the death of World War II journalist Ernie Pyle.
Pe***e also ask : Who originally sang the song 16 tons?
Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn't the first artist to record \u201cSixteen Tons,\u201d but he made it his signature. The song, inspired by the travails of the real-life coal miners of Kentucky, was first recorded by one of his forerunners on the Capitol label, Merle Travis, in 1947.
Pe***e also ask : Who has covered 16 tons?
Laine has one of the known successful versions. Other artists who are known to release a version of \u201cSixteen Tons\u201d were Red Sovine, Eddy Arnolds, Stevie Wonder, and more. There may be many versions out there but, the story of the song is still the most captivating part of it.