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Biography

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the exploitation of coal miners. Some of the songs he wrote or performed include: “Sixteen Tons”, “Dark as a Dungeon”, “So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed”, and “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette”; however, it is his masterful guitar playing that he is best known for today.

Top Tracks

1	Sixteen Tons	31
2	Nine Pound Hammer	17
3	Divorce Me C.O.D.	14
4	Dark as a Dungeon	13
5	Merle's Boogie Woogie	11
6	I Am A Pilgrim	10
7	John Henry	9
8	That's All	7
8	Cannonball Rag	7
8	So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed	7
11	No Vacancy	6
11	Cincinnati Lou	6
13	Saturday Night Shuffle	4
13	Possum Up A Simmon Tree	4
13	Crazy Boogie	4