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Merle Travis - Unissued Radio Shows 1944-1948 Country Routes RFD CD 12 1994

Tracklist :

Nine Pound Hammer
Cannonball Rag
Pigment Strut
I'm Gonna Ride That Gospel Train
Our Little Home In The Country
Osage Stomp
Kansas City Blues
I'm S-A-V-E-D
When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Ida Sweet As Apple Cider - Sheik Of Araby
Porky's Boogie
Divorce Me C.O.D.
Ain't That A Cryin' Shame
Churchy Time
Fuller Blues
Freight Train
Darktown Strutters' Ball
Go 'Long Mule
Sugar Gourd Full Of Whiskey
Dapper Dan
No Vacancy
How Long Has That Train Been Gone
Boogie Woogie Cowboy
The Snitzelbob Song
Milk 'Em In The Morning Blues
When My Baby Double Talks To Me
Little David, Play On Your Harp
Hominy Grits - Bugle Call Rag

This features 28 radio broadcast transcriptions from the mid- to late '40s of Merle at arguably the peak of his strengths. These loose, Cliffie Stone-produced broadcasts capture Merle at his most relaxed and musically imaginative. His version of "Cannonball Rag," which features a bridge not found on the better-known Capitol version, is absolutely mind-boggling in its effortless technique, while his coughing spurt in the middle of a duet with wife Tex Ann is loaded with simplistic charm. In between the solo guitar pieces are a great a cappella "Churchy Time," some of the early band hits like "Divorce Me C.O.D.," and the trial run (from The Grand Ole Opry) of "When My Baby Double Talks to Me." Transfer quality varies wildly, but nothing sounds horrible, and the performances are worth every nick and pop. A marvelous collection.

-- Cub Koda