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Merle Travis

real name Merle Robert Travis

Muhlenberg County, United States · 1917-11-29 – 1983-10-20

Merle Travis is credited on 3,479 releases across 988 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,479

Credits

988

Albums

8

Decades active

465

In collections

Biography

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American country and western singer, songwriter, musician, cartoonist, cinema actor, composer and guitarist, born 29 November 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky and died 20 October 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Merle was the originator of the "Travis Style" guitar pickin'. a method similar to piano stride. This style was further developed by other guitarists, most famously Chet Atkins.
(BMI IPI #: 30988962)
Acted in the movie From Here To Eternity. Regular on TV's Hometown Jamboree and Town Hall Party.
Inducted into the C&W Hall of Fame in 1977.

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Credited work

3,479 releases · 988 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,031
  • Other credits · 104
  • Production · 3
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Folsom Prison · Amazon Studios · Konk Studios

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