Recording: 16 Tons

Performed by
B.B. King
Recording date
November 19, 1955
First release
On Audio single Crying Won't Help You (1955)
Rating

Song info

Song
Sixteen Tons
Written by
Merle Travis
First release
Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis on audio album Folk Songs of the Hills (1947)
Language
English

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Versions

Sixteen Tons written by Merle Travis - English jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Sixteen Tons Merle Travis 1947
2 Sixteen Tons "Tennessee" Ernie Ford October 17, 1955
3 Sixteen Tons Red Sovine November 1955
4 Sixteen Tons Larry Cross Accompanied by Johnny Gregory and His Band December 1955
5 16 Tons B.B. King 1955
6 Sixteen Tons Eddy Arnold October 1956
7 Sixteen Tons The Weavers December 1956
8 Sixteen Tons Homer & Jethro 1956
9 16 toneladas Alberto Vazquez 1960
10 Sixteen Tons John Charles 1960
11 Sixteen Tons Kate Smith with Bill Stegmeyer and His Orchestra 1960
12 Sixteen Tons The Platters 1960
13 Sixteen Tons Jimmy Dean November 1961
14 Sixteen Tons Bo Diddley 1961
15 Sixteen Tons Dave Dudley March 1964
16 Sixteen Tons Louis Neefs 1964
17 Sixteen Tons Lorne Greene 1965
18 Sixteen Tons Stevie Wonder November 1966
19 Sixteen Tons Tom Jones March 24, 1967
20 Sixteen Tons The Robert DeCormier Singers 1967
21 Sixteen Tons Johnnie Taylor 1967
22 16 Tons Pacific Ocean 1969
23 Sixteen Tons Jerry Reed December 1972
24 Sixteen Tons Eddy Smets 1974
25 Sixteen Tons Lester "Roadhog" Moran and His Cadillac Cowboys 1974
26 Sixteen Tons The Sparrows Quartette 1975
27 Sixteen Tons Rohdes Rockers 1977
28 Sixteen Tons Terry Wogan 1978
29 Sixteen Tons Chevy Chase 1980
30 16 Tons The Redskins 1984
31 Sixteen Tons Brave Combo 1984
32 Sixteen Tons Anna Domino 1986
33 Sixteen Tons Johnny Cash 1987
34 Money for Nothing Big Daddy 1991
35 Sixteen Tons Blue Blot 1992
36 Sixteen Tons The Nighthawks 1993
37 Sixteen Tons Mark Harman 1993
38 16 Tons Mustard's Retreat 1994
39 Sixteen Tons Günther Neefs 1996
40 Sixteen Tons Charlie Daniels 1997
41 Sixteen Tons Eric Burdon Brian Auger Band June 30, 1998
42 16 Tons Eric Burdon 1998
43 Sixteen Tons Stan Ridgway October 19, 1999
44 16 Tons Roger Chapman and The Shortlist 1999
45 Sixteen Tons Jason and the Gmen 1999
46 Sixteen Tons Voice Male & Günther Neefs 2000
47 Sixteen Tons Eels May 10, 2005
48 Sixteen Tons Jenne Decleir December 20, 2005
49 My Prayer/Sixteen Tons/Only You/Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Alti & Bassi 2006
50 Sixteen Tons Wilfried Van den Brande February 2008
51 Sixteen Tons Jim Carter [1] 2008
52 16 Tons LeAnn Rimes September 27, 2011
53 16 Tons Tim Timebomb December 25, 2012

16 tons written by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen - Danish jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 16 tons Dissing & Thorup 1979

Mary Ann written by Jarno Sarjanen - Finnish jump to adaptation tree

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1 Mary Ann Jarno Sarjanen 1985

Sie hieß Mary-Ann written by Peter Moesser - German jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Sie hieß Mary-Ann Freddy 1956
2 Sie hieß Mary-Ann Ralf Bendix 1956
3 Sie hieß Mary-Ann Rolf Simson 1956

L'ascensore written by Depsa - Italian jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 L'ascensore Adriano Celentano 1986

Seize tonnes written by Jacques Larue - French jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Seize tonnes Armand Mestral May 1956
2 16 tonnes Eddy Mitchell November 23, 2009

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