Merle Travis
Merle Travis | |
|---|---|
| Nama lahir | Merle Robert Travis |
| Lahir | 29 November 1917 Rosewood, Kentucky AS |
| Meninggal | 20 Oktober 1983 (umur 65) Tahlequah, Oklahoma AS |
| Genre | Country, Western swing, blues, foklor, gospel, Americana |
| Pekerjaan | Musisi, penulis lagu |
| Instrumen | gitar |
| Tahun aktif | 1936–83 |
| Label | King, Capitol, CMH |
Merle Robert Travis (29 November 1917 – 20 Oktober 1983) adalah seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu dan gitaris country dan western Amerika di Rosewood, Kentucky. Lirik-lirik dari lagunya sering kali menyinggung kehidupan dan ekspolitasi ekonomi dari para penambang batubara Amerika. Beberapa lagu terkenalnya adalah "Sixteen Tons," "Re-Enlistment Blues," "I am a Pilgrim,"[1] dan "Dark as a Dungeon." Namun, gaya petik gitar uniknya, yang sering disebut Travis Picking oleh para gitaris, serta pemahamannya terhadap tradisi musik yang kaya dari kampung halamannya Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, yang membuatnya terkenal pada masa skearang. "Travis Picking" adalah sebuah gaya khas dari pemetikan gitar yang berakar dalam musik ragtime dimana nada bass dan paduan suara alternatif diiringi oleh iring-iringannya sementara melodi-melodinya dihasilkan oleh petikan indeks. Ia dicantumkan dalam Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame pada 1970 dan terpilih dalam Country Music Hall of Fame pada 1977.
Referensi
- ^ "I Am A Pilgrim (Merle Travis) ‒ Guitar- and Ukulele chords". GuitarParty.com. Diakses tanggal 2016-07-07.
Daftar pustaka
- Travis, Merle. 1976. Foreword to Country Roots: the Origins of Country Music by Douglas B. Green. New York: Hawthorn Books. ISBN 0-8015-1781-8, ISBN 0-8015-1778-8 pbk
- Travis, Merle. 1979. "Recollections of Merle Travis: 1944–1955" (Parts 1 & 2). 1979. John Edwards Memorial Foundation Quarterly, Vol. XV, Nos. 54 and 55, pp. 107–114; 135–143.
- Travis, Merle. 1955. "The Saga of Sixteen Tons", United Mine Workers Journal, December 1, 1955.
- "Merle Travis on Home Ground", Interview with Hedy West in Sing Out, Vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 20–26.
- "Interview: Merle Travis Talking with Mark Humphrey" (Parts 1 to 4). 1981–1982. Old Time Music nos. 36–39, pp. 6–10; 20–24; 14–18; 22–25.
- Kienzle, Rich, 2004. "Merle Travis". In Paul Kingsbury, ed., The Encyclopedia of Country Music: the Ultimate Guide to the Music. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517608-7, ISBN 0-19-517608-1
- Gold, Jude. 2006. "The secrets of Travis picking: Thom Bresh passes on the lessons of his legendary father, Merle Travis," Guitar Player, April 1, 2006.
- Eatherly, Pat Travis. 1987. In Search of My Father. Broadman Press. # ISBN 0-8054-5727-5, # ISBN 978-0-8054-5727-8
- Dicaire, David. 2007. The First Generation of Country Music Stars: Biographies of 50 Artists Born Before 1940. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-3021-4
- Wolfe, Charles K. 1996. Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0879-9, ISBN 978-0-8131-0879-7.
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