Merle Travis: S&D

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Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigareet

― dave q, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

His contribution, along with other Country demigods like Mother Maybelle Carter and Vassar Clements, to the "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" project organized by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is pretty stellar.

― fritz, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

his labor songs became huge pop hits. the lefty progressiveness of the lyrics just came off like hardbitten common sense. search: "dark as a dungeon" and "sixteen tons" and further tons more i'm sure.

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

"Nine Pound Hammer" as well...

― Andy, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

It's not every musician who gets a whole instrumental technique named after him. Merle didn't invent "Travis picking" (Bartok didn't invent the Bartok pizzicatto, either) but he was certainly its most proficient practicioner up to that point.

There are a buncha hit collection out there; any one that collects the above mentioned folky numbers, the guitar instrumentals, and the big hits ("Re-enlistment Blues, Smoke Smoke Smoke, Divorce Me COD, etc.) would be a fine thing to own.

― Mr. Mark Lerner, Friday, 17 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-five years ago)

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