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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...
Fat GalMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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Dark as a DungeonNitty Gritty Dirt Band and Merle Travis
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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That's AllMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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Re-Enlistment BluesMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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Sixteen TonsMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
No VacancyMerle Travis
The Merle Travis Story
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