Spotify Release Info
Track: John Henry
Artist: Merle Travis
Album: Folk Songs Of The Hills
Artist Bio
Name: Merle Travis
Spotify Genres: bluegrass, traditional country, classic country
Followers: 37,260
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Biography
American country and western singer, songwriter, musician, cartoonist, cinema actor, composer and guitarist, born 29 November 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky and died 20 October 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Merle was the originator of the "Travis Style" guitar pickin'. a method similar to piano stride. This style was further developed by other guitarists, most famously [a=Chet Atkins]. (BMI IPI #: 30988962)
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1.Sixteen TonsThe Merle Travis Story
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2.16 TonsThe Very Best
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3.Dark As A DungeonFolk Songs Of The Hills
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4.Blue Smoke - InstrumentalThe Merle Travis Guitar
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5.Nine Pound HammerFolk Songs Of The Hills
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6.Wildwood FlowerGreatest Hits, Vol. 2
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7.Dark As A DungeonThe Merle Travis Story
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8.Devil's Dream50 Years of Bluegrass, Vol. 2
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9.Peach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaRed, White & Bluegrass
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10.Cannonball Rag - InstrumentalStrictly Guitar
Discogs Release Info
Release: Merle Travis - John Henry Jr.
Year: 1966
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country