''Travis Pickin is an all-instrumental acoustic solo album by American

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guitarist

Merle Travis Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation of Ameri ...

released by the CMH Records label in 1981 as an

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ing. It was not released on

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, but was made available for

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in 2018. Travis was nominated for the

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for Best Country Instrumental Performance for the album in 1981.Merle Travis
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LP record track listing

Side One

#Rose Time (''re-recording'') - 1:37 # There'll Be Some Changes Made - 2:31 #Born To Lose ( Ted Daffan) - 2:52 #Too Tight Rag (M. Christian) - 1:45 # You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You - 2:26 #Night Sounds (M. Travis) - 1:34 # Sugar Moon - 2:40

Side Two

#White Heat (M. Christian) - 1:20 # Midnight Special - 3:48 # The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise - 1:23 #

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( Earl Burtnett, Adam Geibel) - 2:39 # Love Letters in the Sand - 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

References

1981 albums Merle Travis albums {{1980s-country-album-stub