The music playing in the Power & Light exhibit is a mixture of jazz, folk, blues, and country music from the time of the coal survey and more recent interpretations. They include:
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“Sixteen Tons,” George Davis, 1967
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“Sentimental Journey,” Doris Day featuring Les Brown and his Orchestra, 1945
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“Hoo Doo Blues,” Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Tommy Armstrong, 1972
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“Ain't that Just Like a Woman,” Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1946
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“One Dime Blues,” Etta Baker, 1991
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“Five Minutes More” Frank Sinatra, 1946
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“Coal Miner's Boogie,” George Davis, 1967
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“The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore,” Jean Ritchie, 1965
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“Candyman,” Etta Baker, 1999
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“Dark as a Dungeon,” Odetta, 1960
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“Roll on Buddy,” Roscoe Holcomb, 1998
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“Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens,” Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1946
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“When Kentucky Didn't Have Any Union Men,” George Davis, 1967
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“Accent-tu-ate the Positive,” Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, 1944
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“Noche de Ronda,” Trios Los Panchos, 2023
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“You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” Patty Loveless, 2001
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“John Henry,” Etta Baker, 1991
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“Atomic Cocktail,” Slim Gaillard, 1945
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“Pallet on Your Floor,” Brownie McGhee, ca. 1940s
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“Java Jive,” The Ink Spots, 1940
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“Petootie Pie,” Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan, 1946
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“I Don't Want Your Millions Mister,” Almanac Singers, 1955
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“I'm Beginning to See the Light,” Harry James with Kitty Kallen, 1944
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“Harlan County Blues,” Mike Seeger, 1966
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“Coal Miner's Blues,” Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, 2001