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Merle Travis - Strictly Guitar CD


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First released in 1968, STRICTLY GUITAR was Merle Travis's final instrumental album for Capitol. It features the country guitarist and songwriter displaying his casual mastery of the fretboard on a variety of standards, including some popular songs of the 1920s and '30s, like "Lazy River," "I'll See You in My Dreams," and "Cuddle Up a Little Closer," as well as a couple of original compositions, "Dance of the Goldenrod" and "Cannon Ball Rag." There's also a humorous nod to the sonic wizardry of Les Paul in the accelerated soloing of "Fishers Horn Pipe." Travis's guitar style, which influenced both Doc Watson and Chet Atkins, is a melodic blend of country and folk fingerpicking with a jazz sheen, both technically brilliant and immensely appealing.Dirty Linen (p.89) - "Merle Travis originated a particular style of finger-picking known as the 'Travis Style,' a syncopated rhythm of the thumb and index finger, which soon became popular with country and rockabilly musicians in the 1950s."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Travis was once the most influential guitar player in Nashville."

Strictly Guitar Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Country Traditional
Label	Sundazed Music Inc.
Orig Year	1969
All Time Product Rank	97,126
CD Universe Part number	6974433
Catalog number	9010
Discs	1
Release Date	Nov 22, 2005
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Kelso Herston
Recording Time	24 minutes

Merle Travis - Strictly Guitar Songs

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Song

Time

Price

Heart of My Heart

Lazy River * See All 6

$0.99

(From different album)

Guitar Rag * See All 17

2:10

$1.29

(From different album)

Dance of the Goldenrod * See All 3

1:49

$0.99

(From different album)

Cuddle Up a Little Closer

Cannon Ball Rag * See All 4

1:26

$0.99

(From different album)

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me

I'll See You In My Dreams * See All 17

$0.99

(From different album)

Gotta Have My Baby Back

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans * See All 2

2:19

$1.29

(From different album)

Fishers Horn Pipe * See All 2

1:23

$1.29

(From different album)

(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Strictly Guitar Music

Strictly Guitar (2008) 4 stars

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Strictly Guitar Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars Excellent cd
Excellent CD but it is too short (29'!)
Submitted by cpj (Grand-Couronne, France)
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