. . . "Biography" . . . . . . "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." . . . "History" . . . . . "Oral history interview with Merle Travis; 1975 October 17" . . . "Interviews" . . . . .