Merle Travis Story CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. John Henry ~ Merle Travis

2. Start Even ~ Merle Travis

3. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) ~ Merle Travis

4. Lazy River ~ Merle Travis

5. So Round So Firm So Fully Packed ~ Merle Travis

6. Sweet Temptation ~ Merle Travis

7. Divorce Me C. O. D. ~ Merle Travis

8. I Am A Pilgrim ~ Merle Travis

9. Cincinatti Lou ~ Merle Travis

10. Dance Of The Goldenrod ~ Merle Travis

11. Fat Gal ~ Merle Travis

12. Re-Enlistment Blues ~ Merle Travis

13. Nine Pound Hammer ~ Merle Travis

14. Kentucky Means Paradise ~ Merle Travis

15. Sixteen Tons ~ Merle Travis

16. Steel Guitar Rag ~ Merle Travis

17. Goodbye My Bluebell ~ Merle Travis

18. I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size ~ Merle Travis

19. When My Baby Double Talks To Me ~ Merle Travis

20. Dark As A Dungeon ~ Merle Travis

21. I'm A Natural Born Gamblin' Man ~ Merle Travis

22. Bayou Baby ~ Merle Travis

23. I'll See You In My Dreams ~ Merle Travis

24. That's All ~ Merle Travis

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Merle Travis (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Herb Remington (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (mandolin, fiddle); Alex Brashear (trumpet); Curly Hollingsworth (piano); Buddy Harman (drums).
	Recording information: John Wagner Studios, Albuquerque, NM (06/01/1979).
	Photographer: Woody Woodward.
	Although The Merle Travis Story -- 24 Greatest Hits consists of re-recordings from the late '70s, it gives a better sense of why Travis was important than Rhino's The Best of Merle Travis. Unlike Rhino's set, CMH concentrates on Travis' guitar playing, which is why he was an important musician. Therefore, it gives a far better sense of why the guitarist was a revered, influential artist than the vocal hits of Rhino's collection, even if the music was recorded late in his career. ~ Thom Owens
Producer: John Wagner; Merle Travis

Artist Overview

One of the most influential country guitarists, Merle Travis inaugurated a cross-picking style of guitar playing in the 1930s and '40s that was forever after known as "Travis picking" and became a standard technique in country, folk, and rock. His guitar mastery sometimes overshadows his songwriting; born in Kentucky mining country, Travis wrote the miner's laments "Dark as a Dungeon" and "Sixteen Tons," both of which became country standards. Travis made his final recordings for the CMH label in the late '70s and died of a heart attack in 1983.

Compilation Appearances

	Ricky Jay Plays Poker
	Harlan County Usa: Coal Miner's Struggle / Va
	Boogiology: The Atlas Story
	Oh Brother Can You Spare A Dime

Associated Artists and Works

	Atkins, Chet
	Martin Stephenson
	Stephenson, Martin
	Watson, Doc

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/02/1994
	Original Release Date : 1979
	Catalog ID : 9018
	Label : CMH Records
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00027297901827