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TIL that FBI agents advised radio stations not to play "Sixteen Tons" in the late 1940s because they considered it subversive and accused Merle Travis of communist sympathies. Tennessee Ford's ver... (www.ernieford.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/HomeWasGood on 2025-07-23 12:59:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that FBI agents advised radio stations not to play "Sixteen Tons" in the late 1940s because they considered it subversive and accused Merle Travis of communist sympathies. Tennessee Ford's version later became one of the best selling singles in history.

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