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sixteen tons
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song written by Merle Travis, inspired by his coal mining father.... when Red neck originally meant wearing a red bandana to support the unionization of the coal industry... it really has nothing to to do w/redneck farmer tans...that was a clever dis
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Acoustic and slide guitarist, Vocalist, Performer,...... it's all Bluooooesz, from the Delta, and up the Piedmont to Virginia, from Vicksburg MS. to further on
aXe Masterson......His Blues are RAW, His Blues are PRIMAL.yet other's say Smooth.. A trip to the Delta and north for your EARS. Songs from the delta and beyond ,performed in a Barrelhouse /juke joint style,with intimate renderings of some old country blues Standards with a my own original? sound.
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Country • Country General
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#4,052 today Peak #122
#1,503 in subgenre Peak #49
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Merle travis/ arrangement- aXe M
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YES
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February 08, 2010
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MP3 3.0 MB • 128 kbps • 3:14
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song written by Merle Travis, inspired by his coal mining father.... when Red neck originally meant wearing a red bandana to support the unionization of the coal industry... it really has nothing to to do w/redneck farmer tans...that was a clever misdirection of the truth of these brave men who worked like slaves to keep american manufacturing running. 16 tons was also what a coal bearing train held when filled.
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