Object Details
- depicted (sitter)
- Ford, Tennessee Ernie
- publisher
- American Music, Inc.
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “Sixteen Tons,” by Merle Travis. It was published by American Music, Inc. in Hollywood, California in 1947. This song was featured and recorded by American singer and television host Tennessee Ernie Ford. The recording of this song became a smash hit for Ford and was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2015.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ruth Mildred Hunter
- publishing date
- 1947
- ID Number
- 1986.0021.35
- accession number
- 1986.0021
- catalog number
- 1986.0021.35
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm
- place made
- United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1331172
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2873-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
