About Merle Travis
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.
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Sixteen Tons
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Dark as a Dungeon
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Nine Pound Hammer
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16 Tons
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Blue Smoke - Instrumental
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Divorce Me C.O.D.
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Cannonball Rag
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I Am a Pilgrim
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John Henry
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So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
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