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Merle Travis
A honky tonk pioneer and pickin' virtuoso on guitar, Merle Travis remains a
major influence on Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. His fast, complex and harmonic
style, derived from country-blues, jazz, boogie and Kentucky folklore, makes him
a master of the genre. While developing a bass line with the thumb, he brushes
rhythmic chords, the index finger playing the melody on the high strings, giving
the illusion of two guitars. Author of two immortal classics, "Smoke, Smoke,
Smoke", in 1947, and "Sixteen Tons", popularized by Tennessee Ernie Ford in
1955, he appeared on the silver screen...
Divorce Me C.O.D.Merle Travis
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Sixteen TonsMerle Travis
Re-Enlistment BluesMerle Travis
Divorce Me C.O.D.Merle Travis
How Do You Speak To An Angel
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Barbara AllenMerle Travis
Folk Songs Of The Hills
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Cincinnati LouMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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So Round, So Firm, So Fully PackedMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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Sixteen TonsMerle Travis
Folk Songs Of The Hills
Re-Enlistment BluesMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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