Travis Pickin'
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Travis Pickin' is an all-instrumental acoustic solo album by Merle Travis
released by the CMH Records
label in 1981 as a LP recording. It has not been released on CD (as of July 2010).
Merle Travis
Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"...
released by the CMH Records
CMH Records
Founded in 1975, CMH Records is a Los Angeles based independent country and bluegrass label with several subsidiary labels, including Vitamin Records, Crosscheck, Dwell, and Rockabye Baby!, which release diverse styles of music including string quartet tributes, punk, metal, and lullabies,...
label in 1981 as a LP recording. It has not been released on CD (as of July 2010).
Side One
- Rose Time (re-recording) - 1:37
- There'll Be Some Changes MadeThere'll Be Some Changes Made"There'll Be Some Changes Made" is a popular song with music by Benton Overstreet and lyrics by Billy Higgins, published in 1921. The song is a jazz standard, with many recordings having been made.-References in popular culture:...
- 2:31 - Born To Lose (Ted DaffanTed DaffanTheron Eugene "Ted" Daffan was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal Truck Driver's Blues and the much covered Country anthem Born to Lose.-Early years:...
) - 2:52 - Too Tight Rag (M. Christian) - 1:45
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - 2:26
- Night Sounds (M. Travis) - 1:34
- Sugar MoonSugar Moon"Sugar Moon" is a Western swing love song written by Bob Wills and Cindy Walker. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus:It has been covered by Willie Nelson, k.d. lang , Asleep at the Wheel, and other artists....
- 2:40
Side Two
- White Heat (M. Christian) - 1:20
- Midnight SpecialMidnight Special (song)"Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The title comes from the refrain which refers to the Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light" ....
- 3:48 - The World Is Waiting For The SunriseThe World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" is a popular ballad with lyrics by Gene Lockhart and music by the concert pianist Ernest Seitz, who had conceived the refrain when he was 12. Embarrassed about writing popular music, Seitz used the pseudonym "Raymond Roberts" when the song was first published...
- 1:23 - Sleep (E. Burtnett. A. Geibel) - 2:39
- Love Letters In The SandLove Letters in the Sand"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. The song was "inspired" by an 1881 composition, "The Spanish Cavalier"...
- 2:15 - Drifting And Dreaming (E. Van Alstyne, L. Curtis, H. Gillespie, E. R. Schmidt) - 2:29
- Sing Baby Sing (L. Pollack, J. Yellen) - 2:14