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Merle Travis

Merle Travis Biography

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Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and Western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon". However, it is his masterly guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky for which he is best known today. "Travis picking", a syncopated style of finger picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.

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The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show /… Album 2008 itunes amazon
Sixteen Tons Compilation 2002 itunes amazon
The Guitar Player Compilation 1997 itunes amazon
I Am a Pilgrim / Nine Pound Hammer Single 1952 itunes amazon
Steel Guitar Rag / Three Times Seven Single 1947 itunes amazon
Folk Songs of the Hills Album 1947 itunes amazon
Divorce Me C.O.D. / Missouri Single 1946-08 itunes amazon
Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past,… Compilation   itunes amazon
The Merle Travis Story: 24 Greatest… Compilation   itunes amazon
Country Guitar Thunder Album   itunes amazon
The Best of Merle Travis Compilation   itunes amazon
Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past,… Compilation   itunes amazon
Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past,… Compilation   itunes amazon
Folk Songs of the Hills / Back Home /… Album   itunes amazon
The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show Album   itunes amazon
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