Merle Travis - Merle Travis Story -- 24 Greatest Hits

Title: Merle Travis Story -- 24 Greatest Hits Artist: Merle Travis Release Date: 1989 Re-Released On: 5/2/1994 Label: CMH Records Duration: 58:54 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 027297901827 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Instrumental Country, Country Boogie Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Lively, Innocent, Organic, Confident, Playful, Sentimental, Freewheeling, Gentle, Light, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Relaxed, Smooth, Stylish, Warm, Earnest, Complex, Earthy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. John Henry
2. Start Even
3. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
4. Lazy River
5. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
6. Sweet Temptation
7. Divorce Me C.O.D.
8. I Am a Pilgrim
9. Cincinnati Lou
10. Dance of the Golden Rod
11. Fat Gal
12. Re-Enlistment Blues
13. Nine Pound Hammer
14. Kentucky Means Paradise
15. Sixteen Tons
16. Steel Guitar Rag
17. Goodbye My Bluebelle
18. I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size
19. When My Baby Double Talks to Me
20. Dark as a Dungeon
21. I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man
22. Bayou Baby
23. I'll See You in My Dreams
24. That's All

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD CMH Records 9018

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Although The Merle Travis Story -- 24 Greatest Hits consists of re-recordings from the late '70s, it gives a better sense of why Travis was important than Rhino's The Best of Merle Travis. Unlike Rhino's set, CMH concentrates on Travis' guitar playing, which is why he was an important musician. Therefore, it gives a far better sense of why the guitarist was a revered, influential artist than the vocal hits of Rhino's collection, even if the music was recorded late in his career. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alex Brashear Trumpet Billy Linneman Bass Buddy Harman Drums Curly Hollingsworth Piano Herb Remington Guitar (Steel) John Wagner Producer Johnny Gimble Fiddle, Mandolin Merle Travis Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Robin Wrathall Design Ron McMaster Mastering Woody Woodward Design, Photography