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Roger in Baltimore 3 days of urban black music (44) RE: 3 days of urban black music 11 Nov 99


Andres,

That may sound like black music, but I believe Sixteen Tons was written by Merle Travis (a white guy) and popularized by Tennessee Ernie Ford (another white guy and an absolutely wonderful voice).

I do not believe Merle stole it from any black traditional music.

Oh, it is in the DT, and it is copyrighted (do we have permission?)

Roger in Baltimore


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