The Merle Travis Story: 24 Greatest Hits

~ Release by Merle Travis (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1John Henry
recording of:
John Henry (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
3:07
2Start Even
3:23
3Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
2:53
4Lazy River
2:03
5So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
recording of:
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
writer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter), Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1947-01-08)
2:11
6Sweet Temptation
recording of:
Sweet Temptation (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
writer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
2:33
7Divorce Me C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
2:16
8I Am a Pilgrim
recording of:
I Am a Pilgrim (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:42
9Cincinnati Lou
recording of:
Cincinnati Lou (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
composer:
Shug Fisher and Merle Travis
2:10
10Dance of the Goldenrod
1:50
11Fat Gal
recording of:
Fat Gal (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
3:06
12Re-Enlistment Blues
recording of:
Re-enlistment Blues (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
writer:
James Ramon Jones (Author), Fred Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr) and Robert Wells (songwriter)
3:26
13Nine Pound Hammer
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
writer:
Merle Travis
version of:
Nine Pound Hammer
1:46
14Kentucky Means Paradise
recording of:
Kentucky Means Paradise (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
3:15
15Sixteen Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
2:58
16Steel Guitar Rag
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (vocal version) (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
is based on:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
2:11
17Goodbye My Bluebell
2:00
18I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size
2:14
19When My Baby Double Talks to Me
2:27
20Dark as a Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Travis
4:00
21I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man
2:09
22Bayou Baby
2:21
23I'll See You in My Dreams
2:19
24That's All
recording of:
That’s All (from 1979-05-30 until 1979-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher)
2:30

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