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Omaha Steve

(99,680 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:17 PM Oct 2015

10-20-15 Merle Travis-Songs of the Working Man in 2:00

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/october-20-merle-travis-songs-of-the-working-man/

October 20, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1983. That was the day that musician Merle Travis died. Known for his unique finger-picking guitar style, Travis wrote songs that captured the hard life of the coal miner.

2:00 minute audio at link.

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10-20-15 Merle Travis-Songs of the Working Man in 2:00 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

I love union songs malaise Oct 2015 #1

One of the greatest and most influential guitarists ever cemaphonic Oct 2015 #2

malaise

(269,114 posts)

1. I love union songs

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:31 PM

Oct 2015

and workers' songs. Thanks Omaha Steve

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

2. One of the greatest and most influential guitarists ever

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:35 PM

Oct 2015

So much so that the fingerpicking technique that he adapted from the Piedmont blues guitarists is still known as "Travis" picking.

Good songwriter and singer too

Merle Travis - Dark as A Dungeon

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