October 20, 2019

Merle Travis: Walkin' The Strings

Capitol Records T1391

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A01 Walkin' The Strings (1:38)
A02 Little David Play On Your Harp (2:18)
A03 Saturday Night Shuffle (2:07)
A04 Thumbing The Bass (0:53)
A05 Cane Break Blues (1:15)
A06 Darby's Ram (2:29)
A07 Everly Rag (0:38)
A08 Rose Time (1:36)
A09 Old Aunt Dinah (1:10)
A10 Old Kentucky Home (1:12)
A11 Pigmeat Stomp (1:15)
B01 Blue Smoke (1:59)
B02 Dry Bread (2:43)
B03 Louisville Clog (1:09)
B04 On A Bicycle Built For Two (1:23)
B05 Green Bay Polka (0:53)
B06 Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel (2:31)
B07 Travis Trot (0:29)
B08 Cannon Ball Stomp (1:22)
B09 Fuller Blues (0:47)
B10 Blue Bell (1:43
B11 Take My Hand, Precious Lord (1:55)
[Credits]
Merle Travis (guitar/vocals)
[Notes]
Walkin' the Strings was the first solo acoustic guitar album by Merle Travis, released in 1960 but recorded in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when Travis was at the peak of his performing abilities. It is widely regarded as one of Travis's finest musical achievements.

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