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(CMH Records) 26 tracks - Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman, Joe Maphis introducing Fiddlin' Red Herron... more

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Various: The Clayton McMichen Story (CD)

(CMH Records) 26 tracks - Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman, Joe Maphis introducing Fiddlin' Red Herron

CMH is proud to present this high caliber and heartfelt tribute to one of the unsung greats of American roots music. Born in Cobb County, Georgia in 1900, Clayton McMichen was a true forefather of country, bluegrass and pop music. The grandson of a banjo player and son of a fiddler, McMichen picked up the fiddle at a young age and began a life dedicated to music.
McMichen was a virtuoso and pioneer, performing in a variety of styles early in his career, from traditional fiddle tunes to pop songs of the day, as well as jazz and dance numbers and country ballads. This album, recorded in 1981 after McMichen's death, presents a selection of songs that were central to McMichen's musical life, performed by an ensemble of country and bluegrass greats.
Blues numbers such as “House of the Rising Sun” sit alongside jazz standards such as “Sweet Georgia Brown” and traditional fiddle pieces such as “In the Pines”, representing McMichen's extremely varied repertoire. A special tribute is also paid through the selection of “Sweet Bunch of Daisies” and “Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia,” two songs that served as major hits for the fiddler, as well as 'Arkansas Traveler,' the song with which he placed second at the 1922 Atlanta Fiddlers Convention, which was his first documented performance. The ensemble features musicians who are bluegrass legends in their own right, including Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman and Joe Maphis, who join Jackson D. Kane and Fiddlin' Red Herron in the role of McMichen. Merle Travis is particularly noteworthy here, as the country icon began playing in McMichen's band in 1937. In his liner notes for the album, Travis reflects on the immense musical and personal influence McMichen had on him, painting a picture of him as a mentor in every sense of the word.
Clayton McMichen died in 1970, over a decade before the release of this album. This collection is a small part of his musical legacy and shows his influence and undeniable presence in the history of American roots music. Now available digitally for the first time, you can listen to this CMH classic from 1981 again at any time.

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Interpret: Various
Album titlle: The Clayton McMichen Story (CD)
Genre Country
Artikelart CD
Label CMH Records
EAN: 0027297902824
weight in Kg 0.11

Travis, Merle - The Clayton McMichen Story (CD) CD 1
01	Give The Fiddler A Dram	Various
02	In The Pines	Various
03	Fire On The Mountain	Various
04	Fifty Years Ago Waltz	Various
05	Hell Broke Loose In Georgia	Various
06	Trouble In Mind	Various
07	McMichen's Reel	Various
08	Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia	Various
09	Limehouse Blues	Various
10	The Convict And The Rose	Various
11	Carroll County Blues	Various
12	House Of The Rising Sun	Various
13	I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover	Various
14	Dreamy Georgiana Moon	Various
15	Waiting For The Robert E Lee	Various
16	Ida Red	Various
17	Rock Jenny Rock	Various
18	Arkansas Traveler	Various
19	Bile 'Em Cabbage Down	Various
20	Medley: In The Blue Hils Of Virginia /Back To Old Smokey Mountain	Various
21	Sweet Georgia Brown	Various
22	They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree	Various
23	Darktown Strutter's Ball	Various
24	Goodnight Waltz	Various
25	Farewell Blues	Various
26	Sweet Bunch Of Daisies	Various

Merle Travis Geb. 29. 11. 1917 in Rosewood - Kentucky Gest. 20. 10. 1983 Record Labels:... more

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"Various"

Merle Travis

Geb. 29. 11. 1917 in Rosewood - Kentucky
Gest. 20. 10. 1983
Record Labels: Capitol, Pickwick, RCA, CMH, Stetson
Erster Top Ten Hit: Cincinnati Lou (1946)

Merle Travis, Songwriter, Sänger und Gitarrenstilist, erlernte das Gitarrenspiel von Mose Rager, der wiederum von dem farbigen Gitarristen und Eisenbahnarbeiter Arnold Shultz beeinflusst worden war. Auf dieser Grundlage entwickelte Travis im Laufe der Zeit einen jumpenden Finger-Picking-Stil, wie man ihn bis dahin noch nicht gehört hatte. Damit wurde er zum Vorbild für Chet Atkins und viele andere Gitarristen, die alle diesen Stil pflegten und sogar weiterentwickelten.

Merle Travis spielte in zahl- reichen Bands, darunter die Tennessee Tomcats“, die "Brown's Ferry Four“, die „Drifting Pioneers“ und "Clayton McMichen's Georgia Wildcats“. Daneben war er immer ein gefragter Sessionmann, der bei sehr vielen Schallplatten- aufnahmen mit dabei war, zum Beispiel spielte er bei den Aufnahmen von Grandpa Jones oft eine wichtige Rolle. An der Westküste schloss sich Merle Travis den Bands von Cliffie Stone, Ray Whitley, Jimmy Wakely, Wesley Tuttle und Tex Ritter an und spielte in dem Film "Verdammt In Alle Ewigkeit“ in der Rolle eines G.I.s den "Re-Enlistment Blues“. Als Komponist war er verantwortlich für eine ganze Reihe großer Hits, darunter "Dark As A Dungeon" und "Sixteen Tons“, beides Bergarbeitersongs und Jugenderinnerungen von Travis, der aus dem berüchtigten Muhlenberg County in Kentucky stammt.

Die eigenen Versionen seiner Songs, mit denen er Mitte der 40er Jahre Erfolg hatte, sind heute gesuchte Sammlerstücke. Viele davon hat er später auf dem CMH-Label, teilweise zusammen mit seinem Freund Joe Maphis, noch einmal aufgenommen. Die Eleganz der frühen Versionen wurde jedoch nie mehr erreicht."

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