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MUSIC BANDS, CHOIRS, SONGS AND ALBUMS THAT REFERENCE MINING, OIL & ENERGY:
Music Bands and Choirs:
The Men of the Deeps: A choir of working and retired coal miners from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia that first organized in 1966 in celebration of Canada’s Centennial Year (1967). Their mission has been to preserve the rich folklore of Nova Scotia coal mining communities through song. They have since travelled widely, being the first Canadian performer group to visit the people’s republic of China after diplomatic relations between Canada and China were restored in 1972, as well as Yugoslavia, throughout the United States and Canada. They have also partnered with other well-known musicians such as Rita MacNeil to produce the 1998 album, “Reason to Believe.”
Copyright: All songs and promotional materials copyright protected, all rights reserved by Men of the Deeps. To inquire about licensing, please contact business manager Stephen Muise: (Mail) 211 Olive Street, New Waterford, NS, (Tel) 902-862-8518, (Email) [email protected]
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The Hard Rock Miners: Canadian rockabilly folk band based in Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 1987 by Michael Phillips, Scooter Johnson-Bucket, Oliver Metson, Ingrid Mary Percy, Michael Turner, Peter Carr, and Bill Ryan. Popular songs of the band include “Old Vancouver Town” (1995) and “Oh This Night” (1995). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Miners
Copyright: All songs and press copyright protected, all rights reserved. To inquire about copyright licensing, contact record label company, Hipnotic Records, Inc./ The Foundrey: (Mail) 1063 King St.W, Suite 320, Hamilton ON, Canada L8S 4S3, (Tel) 905- 628-2545, (Email) [email protected] , (Website) http://www.hypnoticmanagement.com/about.html
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Miners: Folk rock, family band based in Los Angeles, comprised of Justin, Kate and Jeremy Miner and Tobias Urbanczyk, and known for their popular songs, “Hey Love” (2014) and “Carousel” (2014), and “The Barley Bird” (2015). http://www.thisisminer.com/
Copyright: All music and promotional material copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries into copyright licensing, please contact Benchmark Entertainment Management, Kevin Gasser and Daniel Kellner: (Emai) [email protected], (Tel) 310-399-4147
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Songs and Albums:
“Sixteen Tons” (1946): a song about a coal miner, based on life in the coal mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The song was first recorded by Merle Travis in 1946, and was later covered by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955), the Platters (1960) and Johnny Cash (1987). Its lyrics include “You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt.” http://www.ernieford.com/SIXTEENTONS.html Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries regarding licensing, please make a request via the Universal Music Group webpage http://www.umusicpub.com/#contentRequest=licenserequests&contentLocatio n=&contentOptions=
“Dark as A Dungeon” (1946): a famous mining song, first recorded by Merle Travis in his seminal record, “Folk Songs of the Hills” and has since been covered by several artists, including Johnny Cash (1968), Dolly Parton (1980), Willie Nelson (2010) and many others. Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Capitol Records. For inquiries regarding licensing, please make a request via the Universal Music Group webpage http://www.umusicpub.com/#contentRequest=licenserequests&contentLocatio n=&contentOptions=
“Uranium Fever” (1955): a song written and performed by Elton Britt in 1955 and one of many uranium prospecting tracts of this era. It includes the lyrics, “Uranium fever has done and got me down; Uranium fever is speadin’ all around; With a Geiger counter in my hand; I’m a goin’ out to stake me some government land…” Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by RCA Records, flagship recording label of Sony Music. For inquiries about copyright licensing, contact Sony Music Entertainment, Royalties Department: (Email) [email protected], (Tel) 201-777-3448
“Working in a Coal Mine” (1966): a song about a man “working in a coal mine” under harsh conditions, written by music producer Allen Toussaint and first recorded in 1966 by Lee Dorsey, to become an international hit. The song was later covered by other musicians, including Devo (1981) and included in movie soundtracks like Heavy Metal (1981).
Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Warner Bros. Records Inc.: (Mail) 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, (Tel) 818-846-9090
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“Sudbury Saturday Night” (1967): one of the most famous songs of Stompin’ Tom Connors first released in his 1967 debut album, “The Northlands’ Own Tom Connors.” The song depicts the small town social life of hard-rock miners working for Inco Limited, then one of the largest nickel mining companies in Sudbury, Ontario. Lyrics of the song include, “Yeah the girls are out to bingo, And the boys are getting’ stinko, And we’ll think no more of Inco, On a Sudbury Saturday Night.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8QNLNRrKUM Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by A-C-T Records, Ltd. For inquiries about licensing, please contact A-C-T Records: (Email: a-c- [email protected], (Tel) 905-702-1497, (Mail) Act Records, PO Box 129, Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4T1
“Fire in the Mine” (1968): another well-known song of Stompin’ Tom Connors, released as a part of his album “On Tragedy Trail”. It tells the story of a 1965 mining fire accident in Timmons, Ontario, and includes the lyrics “There was grief among the people, in that northern Timmons town; When someone yelled, “fire, the mine is burning down.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsynC4RRoHM Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by A-C-T Records, Ltd. For inquiries about licensing, please contact A-C-T Records: (Email: a-c- [email protected], (Tel) 905-702-1497, (Mail) Act Records, PO Box 129, Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4T1
“Cumberland Blues” (1970) sung by the Grateful Dead as a part of the album “Workingman’s Dead,” that includes lyrics “I can’t help you with your troubles, If you won’t help me with mine. I gotta get down, I gotta get down, I gotta get down to the mine.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO-JEcuHrU4 Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Warner Bros. Records Inc.: (Mail) 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, (Tel) 818-846-9090
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“Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1970) an autobiographical song written and performed by Loretta Lynn and released in 1970 in an album of the same name, to become her signature song. It tells her story of growing up while her father worked in a coal mine of Van Lear, Kentucky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9eHp7JJgq8 Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Decca Records, now apart of Universal Music Group. For inquiries regarding licensing, please make a request via the Universal Music Group webpage http://www.umusicpub.com/#contentRequest=licenserequests&contentLocatio n=&contentOptions=
“Heart of Gold” (1972) a song by singer songwriter Neil Young, released as a part of his 1972 album “Harvest” and includes the lyrics “I want to live; I want to give; I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8kTRv4l3o Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Reprise Records, owned by Warner Music. For inquiries about copyright licensing, please contact Warner Bros. Records Inc.: (Mail) 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, (Tel) 818- 846-9090
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976) a song by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot as a part of his album “Summertime Dream” that tells the story of the sinking of an ore carrier, loaded with processed taconite pellets. Covered by Tony Rice (1983) and Rheostatics (1991). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Warner Bros. Records Inc.: (Mail) 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, (Tel) 818-846-9090
“I’m Going Steady with Iron Ore Betty” (1978) by American country folk singer John Prine, originally composed for album “Bruised Orange”, with lyrics that include: “Betty's been down in the iron ore mine; Bringing home energy…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Gh8vtoeHQ Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by John Prine. For inquiries about licensing, please contact Oh Boy Records, (Main) PO Box 150222, Nashville TN 37215 USA, (Tel) 615-742-1250, (Email) [email protected] http://johnprine.net/
“Mining for Gold” (1988) by award-winning Canadian band Cowboy Junkies for their album “The Trinity Sessions” and includes the lyrics, “We are miners, hard rock miners; To the shaft house we must go…” Written and adapted by Canadian songwriter James Gordon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kugPD36y5YA Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about copyright licensing, contact Sony Music Entertainment, Royalties Department: (Email) [email protected], (Tel) 201-777-3448
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“Diamond Mine” (1989) a song by the acclaimed Canadian band, Blue Rodeo, as apart of their album of the same name, with lyrics that include, “And our love shines; Like a diamond mine…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opIyFDOtSzQ Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about copyright licensing, please contact Kelly Anglin, c/o Warner Music Canada: (Tel) 416-491- 5005, (Email) [email protected]
“Blue Sky Mine” (1990) by acclaimed Australian band Midnight Oil, released as apart of the album of the same name, with lyrics that include, “But if I work all day on the blue sky mine/ There’ll be food on the table tonight…” http://www.midnightoil.com/?post_type=track&p=258 Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about copyright licensing, contact Sony Music Entertainment, Royalties Department: (Email) [email protected], (Tel) 201-777-3448
“Muckin’ Slushers” (1993) by iconic Canadian musician Stompin’ Tom Connors, released in 1993 that tells the story of Uranium miners working near Elliot Lake with the lyrics that include “The price of Uranium is up and there's money to make; Come on ya big rock bolters; Who answer to the name of miner; This old boom town is still around; On the shores of Elliot Lake…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccF23flrgjg Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by A-C-T Records, Ltd. For inquiries about licensing, please contact A-C-T Records: (Email: a-c- [email protected], (Tel) 905-702-1497, (Mail) Act Records, PO Box 129, Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4T1
“Long Gone to the Yukon” (1995) by Canadian musician Stompin’ Tom Connors as a part of his album of the same name and includes the lyrics, “I’m gone to the Yukon boys; Cause the Yukon’s calling to me; Well brother I just got your note this mornin’; And ya tell me that you’ve found a little gold…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2Vz_sbMX8 Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by A-C-T Records, Ltd. For inquiries about licensing, please contact A-C-T Records: (Email: a-c- [email protected], (Tel) 905-702-1497, (Mail) Act Records, PO Box 129, Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4T1
“Working Man” (1998) by Juno Award winner and Canadian musical icon Rita MacNeil, from the Album “Reason to Believe”. The song is a tribute to Cape Breton coal miners with lyrics of “It’s a working man I am; And I’ve been down under ground; And I swear to God if I ever see the sun… I never again will go down under ground.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN0FiAsZdKA Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For information about copyright licensing, please contact Wade Langham at Big Pond Publishing &
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Production Limited, (Mail) PO Box 183, Sydney, NS, B1P 6H1, (Email) [email protected]
“Mining the Soul” (2000) – Music album sung by Rita MacNeil and “Men of the Deeps”, North America’s only coal miners’ choir, recorded entirely in Cape Breton. The album includes MacNeil’s acclaimed song “Working Man”, as well as “Plain Olr Miner Boy” and “Working in a Coal Mine”. http://www.ritamacneil.com/products/mining-the-soul Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For information about copyright licensing, please contact Wade Langham at Big Pond Publishing & Production Limited, (Mail) PO Box 183, Sydney, NS, B1P 6H1, (Email) [email protected]
“Which Side Are You On?” (2003) a influential mining and union song covered by Natalie Merchant in her album “The House Carpenters Daughter”. First written and performed in 1931 by mining union organizer Florence Reece. The song includes the lyrics, “My daddy was a miner; He’s now in the air and sun; He’ll be with you fellow workers; Until the battle’s won.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxfZtNEG1xU Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by Myth America Records / Natalie Merchant. For inquiries about licensing, please contact Indian Love Bride (Mail) PO Box 716, Lake Katrine, NY, 12449, (Email) [email protected]
“In Those Mines” (2005) sung by Valerie Smith and the band Liberty Pike as apart of the album “That’s What Love Can Do”. First written and performed by Becky Buller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az1JJaY3Xmk Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about copyright licensing, please contact Bell Buckle Records: (Mail) PO Box 142, Bell Buckle, Tenn 37020, (Tel) 931-389-0223.
“Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields” (2007) an album of a compilation of folk and country artists performing both new and traditional mining songs from the Appalachian region. Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about licensing, please contact Condon Music Group: (Mail) 909 Clayton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204, (Tel) 615-297-0870.
“Birth of the Texas Gulf Mine” (2008) by Canadian musician Stompin’ Tom Connors as a part of his 2008 Album, “The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom.” Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved by A-C-T Records, Ltd. For inquiries about licensing, please contact A-C-T Records: (Email: a-c- [email protected], (Tel) 905-702-1497, (Mail) Act Records, PO Box 129, Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4T1
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Dark as a Dungeon: Songs of the Mines (2010) an album of a compilation of mostly bluegrass music artists, ranging from the Seldom Scene, Blue Highway, The Country Gentlemen, and others, performing primarily Southern / Appalachian mining songs. Copyright: Copyright protected, all rights reserved. For inquiries about copyright licensing, please contact Rebel Records: (Mail) PO Box 7405, Charlottesville, VA 22906, (Email) [email protected].
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