Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

I hate to complain about something so good:

This is a great idea, and someone does deserve the worlds biggest "hi-five" for actually making a Merle Travis "Live" cd.

But, if you are going to do something, do it right. My big problem is the artwork. It appears on the front that Merle has just taken his last breath. The pictures included here are from the 1980's, right before he died, you figure they could have had a few shots of him from 1959, when the concert was, or maybe even pictures from the concert itself.

The music is fantastic, although I... more info

An Absolute must!!:

I was fortunate to grow up listening to my fathers records of Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. And watching Cal's Corral on KTLA TV in Los Angeles I was able to see Merle,Chet,Joe Maphis and the Collins Kids etc. As a guitarist and musician this music has inspired me all my life. When I read that this recording was available I ordered it immediately. It is a treasure for musicians and finger pickers everywhere. If only I could convince a record company to re-release 'The Merle Travis Guitar'Capitol T650 with... more info

A Warm Performance:

This is a great recording for a number of reasons and if it weren't for Mike Seeger and his magical tape recorder, we'd never have it. Thanks Mike! This concert is an interesting document of the very beginnings of the folk revival of the early 1960s. It features the folksy side of Merle Travis as opposed to the honkytonk side. We hear songs that northern audiences would likely have been familiar with such as Nine Pound Hammer and John Henry, as opposed to I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size, Kentucky Means... more info

Tracks:

1. Nine Pound Hammer
2. Welcoming Remarks
3. Goodbye My Bluebelle
4. Dark as a Dungeon
5. John Henry
6. Reminiscences about From Here to Eternity
7. Reenlistment Blues
8. I'll See You in My Dreams
9. Sixteen Tons intro
10. Sixteen Tons
11. Saturday Night Shuffle
12. Remarks about kids' songs
13. Muskrat
14. That's All
15. Lost John
16. Comic rap

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