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Merle Travis
Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 1944-49
Genres: Country, Pop

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. That's All - Merle Travis, Travis, Merle
2. You Tell Me Your Dream - Merle Travis, Brownlyr, Al H.
3. Old Rattler - Merle Travis,
4. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) - Merle Travis, Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
5. The Cat Came Back - Merle Travis,
6. Bye Bye Blues - Merle Travis, Bennett, David
7. Lawdy, What a Gal - Merle Travis, Stone, Cliffie
8. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - Merle Travis, Carter, A.P.
9. Blue Railroad Train - Merle Travis, Delmore Brothers
10. Roll on Mississippi - Merle Travis, West, Eugene
11. Ground Hog - Merle Travis,
12. Petticoat Fever - Merle Travis, Stone, Cliffie
13. Rikki Tikki Tikki - Merle Travis, Travis, Merle
14. The Sheik of Araby/Hominy Grits - Merle Travis, Burnette, Smiley
15. Nobody - Merle Travis, Rogers, Alex
16. Travis Stomp - Merle Travis, Travis, Merle
17. No Vacancy - Merle Travis, Stone, Cliffie
18. The Cat Came Back - Merle Travis,
19. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Merle Travis, Razaf, Andy
20. John Henry - Merle Travis, Traditional
21. Sweet Temptation - Merle Travis, Stone, Cliffie

CD Details

All Artists: Merle Travis
Title: Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 1944-49
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Country Routes
Original Release Date: 4/22/1992
Re-Release Date: 5/2/1994
Genres: Country, Pop
Styles: Classic Country, Western Swing, Instrumental
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 008637900922, 086379009226

CD Reviews

Live music from a hillbilly legend

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 07/09/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Cool and calm, guitarist Merle Travis picks out a smooth blues riff, as he eases his way into the comedy song, "That's All"... This playful opening track is a good indicator for the high level of musicianship and breadth of styles that Travis tackled in his postwar heyday. The album also includes various hick hits of the day, mainly a bunch of hillbilly boogie tunes and the sweet instrumental guitar numbers that Travis was famous for. The tracks on this disc are drawn from radio appearances Travis did while working as one of LA's most popular Hollywood hillbillies, while helping to revamp the sound of postwar country music. The sound quality is very good, and the snippets of dialog and live asides are a great glimpse into what live entertainment was like before TV was king... especially the rare, charming flubs and the constant tripping over each other's lines. They don't let the human factor into show biz like that anymore! Highly recommended."