MERLE TRAVIS

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Danke, Billy!

Nicht so bekannt war 1966 der Streifen "The Tennessee Beat"..

Der Song-Schreiber, Gitarrist, Countrysänger und Schauspieler Merle Travis wurde am 29. November 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky, geboren und verstarb am 20. Oktober 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, nach einem Herzanfall.
Seine Singles:
CAPITOL "57-" = 78er
06 49....57-40171....MERLE TRAVIS..That's All/Get Along Blues
08 49....57-40214....MERLE TRAVIS..Blue Smoke/Walkin' The Strings, Fuller Blues
10 49....57-40233....MERLE TRAVIS with WESLEY TUTTLE..It May Be Too Late/God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds
11 49....57-40254....MERLE TRAVIS, EDDIE KIRK & TENNESSEE ERNIE..Blues Stay Away From Me/Philosophy
12 49....57-40272....MERLE TRAVIS..Petticoat Fever/I'm Pickin' Up The Pieces Of My Heart
04 50....F965....MERLE TRAVIS..Start Even/I Got A Mean Old Woman
05 50....F1029....MERLE TRAVIS..Guitar Rag/Cane Bottom Chair
LONDON (mit Stimme von Merle Travis, steht aber nicht auf Platte)
?? 50....30090-A....RUDY SOOTER Vocal with Instrumental Accompaniment..Horseflesh And Candles/-B....Get A Wiggle On
CAPITOL
08 50....F1146....MERLE TRAVIS..Spoonin' Moon/Too Much Sugar For A Dime
09 50....F1241....MERLE TRAVIS..Trouble Trouble/El Reno
12 50....F1337....MERLE TRAVIS..Dry Bread/Woncha Be My Baby
05 51....F1519....MERLE TRAVIS..Deep South (45-7321) Z/Boogie In Minor (45-7322) Y
07 51....F1737....MERLE TRAVIS..Let's Settle Down (45-7323) Z/Lost John Boogie (45-7320) Y
09 51....F1800....MERLE TRAVIS..Done Rovin'/Faithful Fools
03 52....F2014....MERLE TRAVIS..Rainy Day Feelin'/Kinfolks In Carolina
06 52....F2136....MERLE TRAVIS..Ain't That A Cryin' Shame/Two Fast Past
07 52....F2175....MERLE TRAVIS..Merle's Boogie Woogie (45-2092)/Steel Guitar Rag (45-1604)
07 52....F2176....MERLE TRAVIS..Nine Pound Hammer/I Am A Pilgrim
09 52....F2245....MERLE TRAVIS..I'll See You In My Dreams/Cannonball Rag
01 53....F2336....MERLE TRAVIS..Bayou Baby/Knee Deep In Trouble
05 53....F2453....MERLE TRAVIS..I'll Have Myself A Ball/Green Cheese
04 53....F2544....MERLE TRAVIS..Gambler's Guitar/Shut Up And Drink Your Beer
08 53....F2563....MERLE TRAVIS..Dance Of The Golden Rod (45 11553)/Re-Enlistment Blues (45 11554)
03 54....F2757....MERLE TRAVIS..Jolie Fille/I Can't Afford The Coffee (I'm Tired Of Drinkin' Weak Tea Blues)
08 54....F2902....MERLE TRAVIS..Louisiana Boogie (45-10890)/Love Must Be Ketchin' (45-7484)
04 55....F3106....HANK THOMPSON and MERLE TRAVIS..Wildwood Flower/Breakin' In Another Heart
08 55....F3194....MERLE TRAVIS..Beer Barrell Polka/Cuddle Up A Little Closer
10 55....F3247....MERLE TRAVIS and THE WHIPPOORWILLS..Hunky-Dory (45 14333)/If You Want It, I've Got It (45 14331)
02 56....F3362....MERLE TRAVIS..Turn My Picture Upside Down/Lazy River

Folgende Singles sind mir in unserem Bereich bekannt:
CAPITOL (D)
03 54....CF 2563....MERLE TRAVIS..Dance Of The Golden Rod/Re-Enlistment Blues (CAPITOL 2563)
?? 54....CF 2757....Merle Travis..Jolie Fille/I Can't Afford The Coffee (I'm Tired Of Drinkin' Weak Tea Blues) (CAPITOL 2757)

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

Da ich dieses Riesenthema "angeschleppt" habe und MERLE TRAVISvor allem auch in der Schellack-Zeit sehr aktiv war, versuche ich
hier die 78 RPM-Diskografie und bitte um Ergänzungen:

78 RPM
ARA
133 Boogie Woogie Boy (11.9.1945)/(Orchester: Tiger Rag)

CAPITOL AMERICANA
40006 I´m Sick And Tired Of You, My Darling (1495)/Lawdy, What A Gal (1605) (1946)
40026 Fat Gal (2090)/Merle´s Boogie Woogie (2092)(1947)
40050 I Like My Chicken Fryin´ Size (2091)/Follow Thru (1490)(1947)
40072 Information Please (2573)/The Devil To Pay (1497)(1947)
40100 Kentucky Means Paradise/When My Baby Double Talks To Me (1947)
40115 A Fool At The Steering Wheel/Alimony Bound (1948)
40143 Sioux City Sue/(TEX RITTER: Fort Worth Jail)(1948)
40254 & EDDIE KIRK & TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD: Blues Stay Away From Me/Philosphy (1949)
40272 I´m Pickin´ Up The Pieces Of My Heart (5256)/Petticoat Fever (5257) rec. 22.11.1949 (1950)

78er Set mit 4 Schellacks Capitol Americana AB-50 (48000-48008)(1948)
78er Set (Sampler) mit Schellacks Capitol Americana AD-55 (1948)

CAPITOL
258 No Vancancy (1032)/Cincinnati Lou (1033)(1946)
290 Missouri (1189)/Divorce Me C.O.D. (1190)(1946)
349 Sweet Temptation (1462)/So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (1482)(1947)
384 Steel Guitar Rag/Three Times Seven (1947)
463 Spoonin´ Moon/Too Much Sugar (1947)
15124 I Am A Pilgrim (1349)/Nine Pound Hammer (1948)
15143 I´Am A Natural Born Gamblin´ Man (2577)/Crazy Boogie (2613)(1948)
15212 T For Texas (3060)/Leave My Honey Bee Alone (2576)(1948)
15265 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (1482)/Missouri (1189)(1949)
15317 What A Shame (1188)/Dapper Dan (2570)(1949)
965 Start Even (5255)/Mean Ol´ Woman (5229) rec. 22.11.1949 (1950)
1029 Guitar Rag (5890)/Cane Bottom Heart (5891) rec. 21.4.50 (1950)
1146 Spoonin´ Moon (5994)/JUDY HAYDEN: Too Much Sugar For A Diner (5993) rec. 1.7.50
1241 El Reno (5996)/Trouble, Trouble (5995) rec. 1.7.50 (1950)
1337 Wont´cha Be My Baby (6751)/Dry Bread (6752) rec. 14.11.50 (1950)
1519 Deep South (7321)/Boogie In Minor (7322) rec. 20.3.51 (1951)
1660 & KAY STARR: Wabash Cannon Ball/ (KAY STARR: So Tired)(1951)
1737 Let´s Settle Down (7323)/Lost John Boogie rec. 20.3.51 (1951)
1800 Done Rovin´(7482)/Faithful Fool (7483) rec. 30.8.51 (1951)
2014 Kinfolks In Carolina (9697)/A Rainy Day Feeling (9698) rec. 13.2.52 (1952)
2136 Too Fast Past (9699) rec. 13.2.52/Ain´t That A Cryin´ Shame (10178) rec. 16.5.52 (1952)
2175 Merle´s Boogie Woogie (2092)/Steel Guitar Rag (1952)
2245 Cannon Ball Rag (10605)/I´ll See You In My Dreams (10604) rec. 3.9.52 (1952)
2336 Bayou Baby (10880) rec. 4.12.52/Knee Deep In Trouble (10177) rec. 16.5.52 (1953)
2453 I´ll Have Myself A Ball (10879)/Green Cheese (10881) rec. 4.12.52 (1953)
2544 Shut Up And Drink Your Beer (11647)/Gambler´s Guitar (11646) rec. 30.6.53 (1953)
2563 Dance Of The Golden Rod (11553)/Re-Enlistment Blues (11554) rec. 21.5.53 (1953)
2757 Jolie Fille (12330)/I Can´t Afford The Coffee (12331) rec. 17.2.54 (1954)
2902 Louisiana Boogie (10890) rec. 4.12.52/Love Must Be Ketchin´(7484) rec. 30.8.51 (1954)

Noch ein Exemplar aus meiner Schellack-Fundgrube. Der gute alte Merle Travis drehte sich auch in deutschen Landen auf 78 Umdrehungen. C-2563. Schellackpressung von Telefunken-Capitol.
Gruß Klausi