On this date in 1965, TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD released his calssic single SIXTEEN TONS in the UK (Jun 4, 1965) Written by Country & Western guitarist and songwriter Merle Travis based on the experiences of his coal-mining family in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Travis first recorded the song in 1946. It was released in July 1947 by Capitol. His brother, John Travis, wrote him a letter about the death of Ernie Pyle, a war correspondent who had just been killed covering combat. John likened Pyle's job

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