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Oral history interview with Merle Travis; 1975 October 17

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  • "Guitarist Merle Travis discusses his career. Discussion includes early musical influences Mose Rager and Ike Everly; the start of his guitar and banjo playing; his guitars; his association with Leo Fender; joining Clayton McMichen's Georgia Wildcats; the Brown's Ferry Four; recording for Sid Nathan and King Records; signing with Capitol Records; his songwriting, including "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)"; the story behind his Grand Ole Opry membership; changes in country music performance styles; his assessment of his role as an influential guitarist; the importance of early radio shows to country music; and the evolution of the country song."

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  • "Biography"
  • "History"
  • "Interviews"

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  • "Oral history interview with Merle Travis; 1975 October 17"

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