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Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His songs' lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners.
Sep 19, 2008 · MERLE TRAVIS - Sixteen Tons. BIRDY KITTEN. 12.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 6.5K. 806K views 15 years ago.
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Feb 4, 2010 · The great Merle Travis performs "Cannonball Rag" and "Who's Sorry Now" on 70s TV. From the DVD "Sixteen Tons." More info at https://stefan-grossmans-guitar-w...
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Nov 29, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Merle Travis, a versatile guitarist, songwriter, singer, and author who influenced many country music stars. Find out how he created his own electric guitar, wrote "Sixteen Tons", and appeared in From Here to Eternity.
Listen to the 1979 album by Merle Travis, a country music legend and guitar pioneer. The album features 24 of his classic songs, such as Sixteen Tons, Nine Pound Hammer, and Dark As a Dungeon.
"Sixteen Tons" is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood, California, on August 8, 1946. Cliffie Stone played bass on the recording.
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Merle Travis was an American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist who popularized the complex guitar-picking technique now known as the Travis style, or Travis picking, whereby the index finger plays the melody while the thumb plays rhythmic accompaniment.