October 20 - Merle Travis, Songs of the Working Man
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October 20 - Merle Travis, Songs of the Working Man

2019-10-20

On this day in Labor History the year was 1983. That was the day that musician Merle Travis died.  Known for his unique finger-picking guitar style, Travis wrote songs that captured the hard life of the coal miner.  

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