Merle Travis (Country Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Merle Robert Travis is a Western and Western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His lyrics often speak of both the life and economic exploitation of coal miners in America. Among his many popular songs are “Sixteen Tons”, “Re-Enlistment Blues”, “I am a Pilgrim” and “Dark as a Dungeon”. However, it is his unique guitar style, still referred to as Travis Picking by guitarists, as well as his interpretation of the rich musical tradition of his hometown of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where he is best known to this day. "Travis Picking" is a style of guitar playing derived from ragtime music, in which alternating chords and bass notes are played with the thumb while the melodies are played simultaneously with the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Music Hall of Fame in 1970 and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977 .

Birth name	Merle Robert Travis
Born	November 29, 1917, Rosewood, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1983, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Country, Western swing, blues, folk, gospel, Americana
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	guitar
Years active	1936–1983
Labels	King, Capitol, CMH

About Merle Travis

Country Singer Merle Travis was born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States on November 29, 1917. He dies at the age of 65, on October 20, 1983.

Singer known for popularizing the"Travis picking" guitar style and writing hit songs such as"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" and"Sixteen Tons".

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Merle Travis before becoming famous

Merle Travis was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1917 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He learned the five-string banjo from his father and neighbors, including the father of the future Everly Brothers. Travis mastered picking skills that allowed him to play both bass and melodic lines simultaneously.

Achievement of Merle Travis

He wrote the million-copy-selling"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" for ^{Country Singer}Tex Williams. His own songs"Divorce Me C.O.D". and"Three Times Seven" charted in Billboard's top ten.

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He was born in Rosewood, Kentucky, to a former tobacco farmer and coal miner.

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Travis influenced ^{Rock Singer}Elvis Presley's guitarist, as well as the Everly Brothers and a slew of other notable performers.

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Merle Travis (Country Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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