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New book, 'Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story' highlights the incredible life of a gifted musician.
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Song Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis, song lyric for vocal performance plus accompaniment chords for Ukulele, Guitar, Banjo etc.
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Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story: Travis, Merle, Dickerson, Deke: 9781947026582: Amazon.com: Books
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