Merle Travis/Rare Performances 1946-1981, Volume 1 - SUPERSEDED

****DISCONTINUED CARRYING THE VHS VERSION. PLEASE REFER TO THE DVD, 95243DVD, DISCONTINUED NOV. 11, 2004.****

This video captures 35 years of rare film and television performances by one of the all-time great American musicians. The music and guitar playing of Merle Travis have been a seminal influence on the American music scene. There is not a fingerstyle guitarist whose playing has not been touched be Merle's style and technique. He wrote over 900 songs, and some, such as Sixteen Tons and Dark as a Dungeon, are so familiar that today they are thought of as "folk songs". Includes free instructional booklet featuring an interview, biographical essay, and many rate photographs.