16 Tons: Too Radical To Release. Merle Travis wrote “16 Tons” in 1946 based on his coal-mining family’s experiences. The song exposed the “company store” system, miners paid in scrip instead of cash, trapped in eternal debt. When Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded it September 20, 1955, Capitol Records was “wary of its politically radical implications.” They released it anyway. It spent 10 weeks at number 1 country, 8 weeks at number 1 pop, biggest hit of 1955. The government considered it potentiall
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