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Merle Travis

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Aliases
Merle Travis and His Guitar
Merle Travis with Cowboy Band
Real name
Merle Robert Travis
Born
November 29, 1917
Died
October 20, 1983
Country
United States
IPI
00030988962 42 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Country and western singer, songwriter and guitarist. Travis is particularly regarded for his guitar style, a form of fingerpicking, which is widely called "Travis picking" after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977 and in 2002 into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
Member of
Brown's Ferry Four
Tin Ear Tanner and His Back Room Boys
The Westernaires
Family
Tex Ann Wife
Thom Bresh Son
Judy Hayden Wife
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