Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 1944-49

Merle Travis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 1994)
• Original Release Date: April 22, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Country Routes
• ASIN: B00000184F
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #665,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That's All

2. You Tell Me Your Dream

3. Old Rattler

4. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)

5. The Cat Came Back

6. Bye Bye Blues

7. Lawdy, What a Gal

8. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes

9. Blue Railroad Train

10. Roll on Mississippi

11. Ground Hog

12. Petticoat Fever

13. Rikki Tikki Tikki

14. The Sheik of Araby/Hominy Grits

15. Nobody

16. Travis Stomp

17. No Vacancy

18. The Cat Came Back

19. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

20. John Henry

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live music from a hillbilly legend, July 8, 2002

By 

DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 1944-49 (Audio CD)

Cool and calm, guitarist Merle Travis picks out a smooth blues riff, as he eases his way into the comedy song, "That's All"... This playful opening track is a good indicator for the high level of musicianship and breadth of styles that Travis tackled in his postwar heyday. The album also includes various hick hits of the day, mainly a bunch of hillbilly boogie tunes and the sweet instrumental guitar numbers that Travis was famous for. The tracks on this disc are drawn from radio appearances Travis did while working as one of LA's most popular Hollywood hillbillies, while helping to revamp the sound of postwar country music. The sound quality is very good, and the snippets of dialog and live asides are a great glimpse into what live entertainment was like before TV was king... especially the rare, charming flubs and the constant tripping over each other's lines. They don't let the human factor into show biz like that anymore! Highly recommended.