Merle Travis (Merle Robert Travis) was born on Thursday, November 29, 1917 in Rosewood and he was a famous country musician from United States.

Life in Brief:

- Being born on Nov 29, Merle was a Sagittarius.
- his ethnicity: White.
- Brothers : Taylor Travis, John Travis.

Merle dated Bettie Lou Travis (wife) and amongst other amorous encounters was Dorothy (wife).

He died on Thursday, October 20, 1983, in Tahlequah; cause of death: heart failure.

Famous Why : Influential fingerpicking country guitarist.



Merle Travis Lists

	1917 births
	1983 deaths
	American country singers
	American male singers
	American country guitarists
	American country singer-songwriters
	Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
	Fingerstyle guitarists
	Musicians from Kentucky
	Shasta Records artists
	Capitol Records artists
	Grammy Award winners
	People from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
	Deaths from myocardial infarction

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Merle Travis Pictures

 

Merle Travis Movies
Cyclone Fury From Here to Eternity Door-to-Door Maniac That Tennessee Beat Honkytonk Man Beyond The Pecos Five Minutes To Live The Old Texas Trail I`m From Arkansas
Merle Travis Filmography

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Tags: country musician, 1917, sagittarius, rosewood

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Category: Others  - ( Others Archive)

Date Added: 26 December '10

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