Songwriter and guitar great Merle Travis wrote and recorded “Sixteen Tons” in 1946 ... Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, LeAnn Rimes, Robbie Williams and ZZ Top, among dozens of others.

Tennessee Ernie may be long gone, but Sixteen Tons’ legacy lives on in recordings by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Eric Burdon, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones, Charlie Daniels, Leon Russell, Johnnie Taylor, ...