Sixteen Tons

~ Recording by Bo Diddley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Sixteen Tons2:30Bo DiddleyBo Diddley is a Gunslinger / Bo Diddley is a LoverBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-05-14
Hoodoo Records263416
3.7Sixteen Tons2:26Bo Diddley6 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Sessions & Live TracksBo DiddleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-04-22
Real GoneRGMCD017
3.7Sixteen Tons2:26Bo DiddleySix Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Sessions, and Live TracksBo DiddleyAlbum + CompilationReel to Reel Music CompanyRTRCD40

Relationships

recording of:Sixteen Tons

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
Seksten tonn
Sexton ton
Sie hieß Mary Ann
Zestien ton
靜心等
is the basis for:Seize tonnes
נח היה איש צדיק ותמים