In celebration of 4th of July, get a FREE DOWNLOAD of the live song titled, "16 tons (bootleg single)" - The Shawn Wilcox Band (feat. Sam Wheelock). To get the song, simply sign up on the newsletter email list and we will send you a link to download the song. We never spam!

Below is a snippet of the tune. 

Featuring:
Tyler Neal - drums
Joseph Handley - bass
Tex LaSalle - vocals
Sam Wheelock - guitar and bgv
Gator - “introduction”.

“16 tons” is a live bootleg song that was given to Sam from a fan named “Gator”. Here is how the story goes: 
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“A one legged guy hobbled up to me, at a recent show, saying he had a phone recording of part of the 2015 Athens Forth of July Fest... which I did as THE SHAWN WILCOX BAND (an alter ego I sometimes hide behind).  He said, he had a copy of a swamped up "16 Tons" that I could have.  I thanked him and asked his name.  He said, "Folks call me Gator", and limped back to his seat.”​

Copyright 2012 by Sam Wheelock and a derivative of 16 tons.