The Songs And Guitar Of Merle Travis: Sixteen Tons (Rare Performances 1946-1981

Beskrivning

Merle Travis was the fountain-head of a blues/jazz tinged country guitar fingerstyle since dubbed Travis picking". Its impact has permeated not only country but folk and 'roots rock' guitar idioms. Travis's seminal role in American guitar styles overshadows the fact that he was also a formidable talent as songwriter and performer. The many facets of his career are all present in this second offering of rare footage spanning his West Coast post-war prime to his last days as a rediscovered legend.

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Backwater Blues (Tom Bresh's Home, 1981)
Cannonball Rag (Nashville Swing, 1979)
Cannonball Rag (Ranch Party, 1957)
Catalogue Cowboy (Soundies, 1946)
Dark As A Dungeon (Five Star Jubilee, 1961)
John Henry (Ranch Party, 1957)
Lost John (Porter Wagoner Show, 1967-1971)
Lost John (The Old American Barn Dance, 1951)
Nigh Train To Menphis (Soundies, 1946)
Nine Pound Hammer (Porter Wagoner Show, 1967-1971)
Nine Pound Hammer (Ranch Party, 1957)
Old Chisholm Trail (Soundies, 1946)
Rockabye Rag (Five Star Jubilee, 1961)
Silvers Spurs (Soundies, 1946)
Sixteen Tons (Ranch Party, 1957)
Texas Home (Soundies, 1946)
That's All (Porter Wagoner Show, 1967-1971)
Way Down (Tom Bresh's Home, 1981)
When My Baby Double Talks To Me (Ranch Party, 1957)
Who's Sorry Now (Nashville Swing, 1979)
Why Did I Fall For Abner (Soundies, 1946)
Wildwood Flower (Porter Wagoner Show, 1967-1971)
Wildwood Flower (Ranch Party, 1957)
Yonder In New Orleans (Tom Bresh's Home, 1981)
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