Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners.

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Who was born first?

• Merle Travis and Thelonious Monk were born the same year
• Merle Travis and Farid al-Atrash were born the same year
• Merle Travis and Ella Fitzgerald were born the same year
• Merle Travis and Rufus Thomas were born the same year
• Merle Travis and Anthony Burgess were born the same year

Timeline

1. Anthony BurgessFebruary 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993
2. Ella FitzgeraldApril 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996
3. Farid al-AtrashOctober 19, 1917 – December 26, 1974
4. Merle Travis (this page)November 29, 1917 – October 1983
5. Rufus ThomasMarch 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001
6. Thelonious MonkOctober 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982

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