Album

Folk Songs Of The Hills

Merle Travis

1947 · Folk, World, & Country

Folk Songs Of The Hills by Merle Travis

Folk Songs Of The Hills is a Folk album by Merle Travis, originally released in 1947. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Nine Pound Hammer2:39
  2. 2John Henry3:05
  3. 3Sixteen Tons2:50
  4. 4Dark As a Dungeon2:47
  5. 5That's All2:59
  6. 6Over By Number Nine3:07
  7. 7I Am a Pilgrim2:51
  8. 8Muskrat2:34
  9. 9John Bolin2:54
  10. 10Possum Up a Simmon Tree2:36
  11. 11Barbara Allen4:02
  12. 12Lost John1:54

Sound DNA

  • Folk

Originally released as "Folk Songs Of The Hills," an album of four 78's in 1947. Later reissued in 1957 as an LP with four addtional tracks (taken from Capitol transcriptions) and re-titled "Back Home."

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10 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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