Rare Performance 1946-1981 Volume 1 (DVD)

Publisher : Vestapol
Rare Performance 1946-1981 Volume 1
Running time: 60 minutes
A 36 pages Booklet

Merle Travis (1917-1983) was the fountainhead of a blues/jazz tinged country guitar fingerstyle since dubbed "Travis picking." Its impact has permeated not only country but folk and "roots rock" guitar idioms. Travis's seminal role in American guitar styles overshadows the fact that he was also a formidable talent as a songwriter and performer. The many facets of his career are all present in these two videos spanning his west coast post-war prime to his last days as a rediscovered legend.
This video captures thirty-five years of rare film and television performances. A 36 page booklet is included which presents an interview and biographical essay, as well as many rare photographs of Merle Travis.

Titles:

• No Vacancy
• Nine Pound Hammer
• Mus'rat
• I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man
• Too Much Sugar For a Dime
• Spoonin' Man
• Lost John
• Dark as a Dungeon
• Petticoat Fever
• Sweet Temptation
• John Henry
• I'll See You In My Dreams
• Midnight Special
• Cannonball Rag
• I Am a Pilgrim
• Sixteen Tons
• Smoke Smoke That Cigarette
• Barbeque Rag

Merle Travis DVD

• The Real Merle Travis Guitar: Like Father Like Son DVD
• Rare Performance 1946-1981 DVD
• Sixteen Tons - Rare Performances 1946-1981 DVD
• Legends of Country Guitar DVD