Merle Travis, who penned the timeless country hit "Sixteen Tons," was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Rosewood, Kentucky.

Today in Music History for Nov. 29: In 1880, the 1,100-seat Grand Opera House opened in Hamilton, Ont. It gave the city a proper auditorium for theatrical and musical presentations, and attracted top ...

Dorothy Horstman Oral History Field and Radio Show Recordings / Series 3: WNYC Radio Shows Original Recordings Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Sixteen Tons" "Cincinnati Lou" 1946 "No Vacancy" "Black Diamond ...

This column is like the title says — its intention is to fill the gap for those of us who were satiated musically in the '60s and then searched desperately as we aged for music we could relate to and ...