Key points

Labor Day honors the dignity of workers whose efforts built our nation’s strength.

Singing together heals stress, deepens gratitude, and reminds us we belong.

Songs like "9 to 5" and "Solidarity Forever" turn hardship into courage and hope.

Just as Labor Day unites us in tribute, music brings us together in shared spirit.

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?

Another day older and deeper in debt

Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go

I owe my soul to the company store

Ernie Ford’s recording of Sixteen Tons was released by Capitol Records in October 1955. By November 1955, the song was number one on both the Billboard country chart and Hot 100. Clearly a connection was made!

This song captured the passion and despair of a country still rebuilding afte

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