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Songs of Coal Mining: Sarah Ogan Gunning, George Tucker, Merle Travis, Dock Boggs, Maybelle Carter, Mike Seeger, (Archie Green – presenter)

101 Songs of Coal Miners / Merle Travis. Guitar. 102 Songs of Coal Miners / Maybelle Carter, Mike Seeger. Guitar,Autoharp. 103 Songs of Coal Miners / Dock Boggs. Banjo. 104 Songs of Coal Miners / ...
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On This Day in 1983, Country Music Said Goodbye to a Massively Influential Guitarist Who Wrote Some of the Genre’s Most Enduring Hit Songs

On this day (October 20) in 1983, Merle Travis died of a heart attack at his home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was 65 years old. Before he died, Travis built a lasting legacy in the country music world.