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Merle Travis playlist

35 songs / 79:24

By: Bill Milkowski

Playlist Description

A native of Rosewood, Kentucky, masterful guitarits Merle Travis invented a syncopated fingerstyle approach to playing that was later adapted by guitarist Chet Atkins. Born on November 29, 1917, Travis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977. He died on October 20, 1983 at age 65.
This playlist captures the great guitarist at the peak of his powers in intimate solo performances at the fabled Ash Grove nightclub in Los Angeles in 1965 and 1966.

  1. 1 Merle Travis / Cannonball Rag 1:33
  2. 2 Merle Travis / I'll See You in My Dreams 2:31
  3. 3 Merle Travis / Blue Smoke 2:03
  4. 4 Merle Travis / Rock-A-Bye Rag 1:41
  5. 5 Merle Travis / Walking the Strings 3:02
  6. 6 Merle Travis / Long Gone (From Bowlin' Green) 2:26
  7. 7 Merle Travis / Sixteen Tons 2:03
  8. 8 Merle Travis / Fat Gal 1:54
  9. 9 Merle Travis / Divorce Me C.O.D. 1:36
  10. 10 Merle Travis / No Vacancy 2:11
  11. 11 Merle Travis / Sweet Temptation 1:59
  12. 12 Merle Travis / Saturday Night Shuffle 1:36
  13. 13 Merle Travis / Goodbye My Bluebelle 2:37
  14. 14 Merle Travis / Nine Pound Hammer 2:24
  15. 15 Merle Travis / The Midnight Special 2:22
  16. 16 Merle Travis / I Am A Pilgrim 3:17
  17. 17 Merle Travis / Re-Enlistment Blues 2:42
  18. 18 Merle Travis / Bayou Baby 2:27
  19. 19 Merle Travis / Dark As A Dungeon 3:01
  20. 20 Merle Travis / If You Can't Go Right Don't Go Wrong 2:21
  21. 21 Merle Travis / Black Cat Blues 2:19
  22. 22 Merle Travis / Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel 1:53
  23. 23 Merle Travis / Bicycle Built For Two 2:11
  24. 24 Merle Travis / Moon Over The Motel 2:21
  25. 25 Merle Travis / Dapper Dan 2:08
  26. 26 Merle Travis / Bugle Call Rag 1:52
  27. 27 Merle Travis / That's All 2:40
  28. 28 Merle Travis / Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) 2:21
  29. 29 Merle Travis / When My Baby Double Talks To Me 2:15
  30. 30 Merle Travis / Hominy Grits 2:45
  31. 31 Merle Travis / Kinfolks In Carolina 1:17
  32. 32 Merle Travis / Heart Of My Heart 2:47
  33. 33 Merle Travis / Guitar Rag 2:13
  34. 34 Merle Travis / You're A Little Bit Cuter 2:16
  35. 35 Merle Travis / Kentucky Means Paradise 2:20