Gloria Becker

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Gloria Becker and the Ho Hums made it in to the Billboard charts in 1955 with the song Sixteen Pounds. It is a parody based on the hit Sixteen Tons sung by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford. Gloria was well known in southern Arizona as Gloria Sanchez in the late 1930's having her own radio show at age 8. Gloria made several other recordings including burrito joe in the late 1940's and early 1950's. She retired from performing in 2004. View wiki

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1	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	34 listeners
2	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds (Housewife's Lament)	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	14 listeners
3	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds (A Housewife's Lament)	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	12 listeners
4	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds (The Housewife's Lament)	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	7 listeners
5	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds (1956, Jan, 7'', USA, Parody)	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	1 listener
6	Love this track	Mos Def - "Umi Says" (Live at Chappelle´s Block Party'	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	1 listener
7	Love this track	Sixteen Pounds (Sixteen Tons)	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading	1 listener