(1-20 of 20 song lyrics)Average rating for Merle Travis songs is 7.59/10 [226 votes]. Selected popular Merle Travis song of Saturday, December 21 2024 is "I Am A Pilgrim".
Top Merle Travis Albums
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Rough, Rowdy & Blue [2023]
Sixteen Tons, The Kentucky Legend [2020]
Pickin' Live [2018]
Travis Pickin' [2018]
Live At Town Hall Party 1958/1959 [2017]
Country Chart Hits 1946-1955 [2015]
Merle Travis San Francisco Live [2015]
Live (Recorded At San Francisco State College 1965) [2014]
The Merle Travis Guitar [2011]
Merle Travis On Radio [2010]
16 Tons [2010]
The All Time Greatest Country Artists (Volume 13) [2009]
Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the exploitation of coal miners. Some of the songs he wrote or performed include: "Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette"; however, it is his masterful guitar playing that he is best known for today. "Travis picking", a style of guitar picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.... read more