# PLEDGE WEEK: “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford

An episode of [A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437402802), 19 Jul 2020.

Audio: https://500songs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pledgeweek16Tons.mp3

Welcome to the seventh and final in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider subscribing to the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey . I’m glad to say that this pledge week has been successful enough that I may do another of these in a year or so. This one is about “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford, a record that was a huge influence on many, many artists in the mid fifties. (more…)

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