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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 43 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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Songs written by Merle Travis

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Petal from a Faded Rose Merle Travis, Leon Rusk Leon Rusk July 1946 Covered by (13 artists)
Bayou Baby Merle Travis Merle Travis December 4, 1952 Covered by (4 artists)
Blue Smoke Merle Travis Merle Travis and His Guitar January 21, 1946 Covered by (3 artists)
Cannon Ball Rag Merle Travis Merle Travis September 3, 1952 Covered by (20 artists)
Cincinnati Lou Merle Travis, Shug Fisher Tin Ear Tanner and His Back Room Boys September 20, 1945 Covered by (5 artists)
Dance of the Golden Rod Merle Travis Merle Travis June 30, 1953 Covered by (2 artists)
Dark as a Dungeon Merle Travis Merle Travis August 8, 1946 Covered by (87 artists)
Divorce Me C.O.D. Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone Merle Travis July 9, 1946 Covered by (16 artists)
Don't Make Love to Mary (With Mabel on Your Mind) Merle Travis, Tex Williams [US] Tex Williams and His Western Caravan November 2, 1950 Covered by (2 artists)
Dry Bread Merle Travis Merle Travis November 14, 1950 Covered by Hank Thompson
Everly Rag Merle Travis Merle Travis March 1, 1960 Covered by Merle Travis & Joe Maphis
Fat Gal Merle Travis Merle Travis July 1, 1947 Covered by (2 artists)
I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man Merle Travis, Tex Atchison Merle Travis November 21, 1947 Covered by (2 artists)
Kentucky Means Paradise Merle Travis Merle Travis March 1948 Covered by (9 artists)
Kinfolks in Carolina Merle Travis Merle Travis REC,REL August 30, 1951 Covered by The Buckle Busters
Lawdy, What A Gal Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone Merle Travis 1947 Unverified
Merle's Boogie Woogie Merle Travis Merle Travis July 1, 1947 Covered by (3 artists)
Muskrat Merle Travis, Harold Hensley, Tex Ann Merle Travis April 11, 1947 Covered by (7 artists)
No Vacancy Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone Merle Travis March 18, 1946 Covered by (8 artists)
Petticoat Fever Merle Travis Merle Travis December 1949 Covered by Perry Gordon & His Rhythm Club
Rockabye Rag Merle Travis Merle Travis April 21, 1955 Covered by Thom Bresh
Rose Time Merle Travis Merle Travis March 1, 1960 Covered by Marcel Dadi
Sailor on a Concrete Sea Merle Travis Johnny Cash July 10, 1970 Covered by John Laws
Sixteen Tons Merle Travis Merle Travis August 8, 1946 Covered by (208 artists)
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Merle Travis, Tex Williams [US] Tex Williams and His Western Caravan March 27, 1947 Covered by (33 artists)
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone, Eddie Kirk Merle Travis REC, Foy Willing and The Riders of the Purple Sage REL October 19, 1946 Covered by (9 artists)
Sweet Temptation Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone Merle Travis October 15, 1946 Covered by (8 artists)
That's All Merle Travis Merle Travis 1945 Covered by (5 artists)
There Ain't a Cow in Texas Merle Travis Merle Travis September 1979 Covered by Rosie Flores - Ray Campi
Three Times Seven Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone Merle Travis with Cowboy Band October 19, 1946 Covered by (5 artists)
Too Much Sugar for a Dime Merle Travis Merle Travis and Judy Hayden July 1, 1950 Covered by Cousin Harley
Weary Lonesome Me Merle Travis, Tex Atchison Merle Travis REC, Jimmy Walker and His Western Stars REL March 13, 1946 Covered by (2 artists)
When My Baby Double Talks to Me Merle Travis Merle Travis November 21, 1947 Covered by Curtis Potter
You're a Little Bit Cuter Merle Travis Merle Travis July 1967 Covered by Ernie Sykes

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