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Composer

Merle Travis

American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician

1917–1983

112 works in the index

Born
1917
Died
1983
Birthplace
Muhlenberg County
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Merle Travis — American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician. Merle Travis was born in 1917 in Muhlenberg County. The recorded year of death is 1983. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice, Choir
Genres represented
Country, pop, Rock, Blues
Works with composition dates
0 of 112

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 3

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Urge For Going — —— GuitarRock, Country, pop 3
Gimme Some Truth — —— GuitarRock, Country 3
Go Tell Aunt Rhody — —— GuitarCountry 3
I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes — —— GuitarCountry 3
Green River Blues — —— GuitarCountry 3
Saturday Night Shuffle — —— GuitarBlues, Country 5
Fuller's Blues — —— GuitarCountry 2
John Henry — —— GuitarCountry 3
Rose Time — —— GuitarCountry 5
Bicycle Built For Two — —— GuitarCountry 2
Dance Of The Goldenrod, Vocal Version — —— GuitarCountry 3
Got It — —— GuitarCountry 2
Merle's Buck Dance — —— GuitarCountry 3
Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine — —— GuitarCountry 2
Country Shuffle — —— GuitarCountry 2
(Farewell My) Blue Bell — —— GuitarCountry 2
Pickin' Like Amos — —— GuitarCountry 2
Saturday's Song — —— GuitarCountry 2
Red River Valley — —— GuitarCountry 2
Walkin' The Strings — —— GuitarCountry 2
Why Did I Fall for Abner — —— GuitarCountry 2
Old Chisholm Trail — —— GuitarCountry 2
Catalog Cowboy — —— GuitarCountry 2
Wildwood Flower — —— GuitarCountry 2
When My Baby Double Talks to Me — —— GuitarCountry 3
That's All — —— GuitarCountry 2
Backwater Blues — —— GuitarCountry 2
My Memory Of Merle — —— GuitarCountry 1
My Old Kentucky Home — —— GuitarCountry 1
You Tell Me Your Dreams, And I'll Tell You Mine — —— GuitarCountry 1
Nashville Express — —— GuitarCountry 1
Honeysuckle Sweet — —— GuitarCountry 1
Walkin' In Beech Creek — —— GuitarCountry 1
Take It Away — —— GuitarCountry 1
Drakesboro Coal Drag — —— GuitarCountry 1
Too Much Sugar For A Dime — —— GuitarCountry 1
Dark As A Dungeon — —— GuitarCountry 4
Cannon Ball Stomp — —— Guitar— 1
Cannon Ball Rag — —— Guitar— 2
I Am A Pilgrim — —— Piano, Vocal— 1
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke — —— Piano, Vocal— 1
Kelly's Blues — —— GuitarCountry —
Goodbye My Bluebell — —— GuitarCountry —
Maggie — —— GuitarCountry —
St. James Infirmary — —— GuitarCountry —
Lost John — —— GuitarCountry 0
Mus'rat — —— GuitarCountry —
The Memphis Blues — —— GuitarCountry —

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 33145971352032331561. Portrait: Cliff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.