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Merle Travis (1917–1983)
Merle Travis was born on November 29, 1917 in Rosewood, Kentucky, USA as Merle Robert Travis. He was married to Judy Hayden and Mary E. Johnson Edwards. He died on October 20, 1983 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA.
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Born:in Rosewood, Kentucky, USADied:(age 65) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA |
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Soundtrack (68 credits)
2016
Conan
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Norm Macdonald/Keke Palmer/ZZ Top
(2016)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
2016
The Blacklist
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Caretaker (No. 78)
(2016)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
2009-2014
The Big Bang Theory
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Expedition Approximation
(2014)
... (writer: "Dark as a Dungeon" - uncredited)
- The Work Song Nanocluster
(2009)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
2014
Music Nation
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Soap the Stamps
(2014)
... (writer: "16 Tons")
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- All of Me
(2014)
... (performer: "Fat Gal") / (writer: "Fat Gal")
2010-2011
The Marty Stuart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Buck Trent
(2011)
... (writer: "Until Dawn")
- Jessi Colter
(2010)
... (writer: "Dark as a Dungeon")
2011
Chuck
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chuck Versus the Seduction Impossible
(2011)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
2010
Casal Rock
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- El gran concert
(2010)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
- Compte enrere
(2010)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
2009
Memòries de la tele
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #4.9
(2009)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
2009
Mad Men
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Seven Twenty Three
(2009)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
2009
Banda sonora
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #5.8
(2009)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
- Episode #5.5
(2009)
... (writer: "Dieciséis toneladas")
2008
Qwerty
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.12
(2008)
... (writer: "Dieciséis toneladas")
2003
The Wire
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ebb Tide
(2003)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
2002
Cuéntame
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Cada cual en su sitio
(2002)
... (writer: "Dieciséis toneladas (Sixteen Tons)")
1998
Mystery Science Theater 3000
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Screaming Skull
(1998)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1996
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.10
(1996)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
1994
The George Carlin Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- George Really Does It This Time
(1994)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1994
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bart Gets an Elephant
(1994)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1985
Mr. Belvedere
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Gorgeous George
(1985)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
Arena
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 1984) (writer - 1 episode, 1984)
- The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
(1984)
... (performer: "Nine Pound Hammer" - uncredited) / (writer: "Nine Pound Hammer" - uncredited)
1980
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull
(1980)
... (writer: "16 Tons" - uncredited)
The Porter Wagoner Show
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 1968 - 1970) (arranger - 1 episode, 1974) (writer - 1 episode, 1974)
- Chet Atkins
(1974)
... (arranger: "Blowing in the Wind / I Want You / Don't Think Twice / Nine Pound Hammer Medley" (instrumental))
- Mac Wiseman
(1974)
... (writer: "Rock-A-Bye Rag")
- Merle Travis
(1970)
... (performer: "Nine Pound Hammer", "Cannonball Rag")
- Merle Travis
(1968)
... (performer: "Lost John", "The Midnight Special")
1969-1970
The Johnny Cash Show
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.27
(1970)
... (writer: "Sailor on a Concrete Sea")
- Episode #1.15
(1969)
... (writer: "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)")
- Episode #1.4
(1969)
... (writer: "Dark as a Dungeon")
1969
The Dodge Dancing Party
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Occupations
(1969)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1968
The Jerry Lewis Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.21
(1968)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1966
The Dean Martin Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.15
(1966)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
1965
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stand Up, Nigel Barton
(1965)
... (writer: "16 Tons")
1965
Shindig!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.21
(1965)
... (writer: "Kentucky Means Paradise")
1963
The Jimmy Dean Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.10
(1963)
... (writer: "Sweet Temptation" - uncredited)
1962
The Night Rider
(TV Short) (performer: "Don't Take Your Guns To Town", "Night Herding Song (Move Slow, Little Dogies, Move Slow)", "South of the Border" (excerpt) - uncredited)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
(TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes, 1956 - 1961) (arranger - 3 episodes, 1957 - 1960) (performer - 2 episodes, 1959 - 1960)
- Robert Horton
(1961)
... (writer: "Dark as a Dungeon" - uncredited)
- Minnie Pearl
(1961)
... (writer: "Dark as a Dungeon" - uncredited)
- Merle Travis and Molly Bee
(1960)
... (performer: "Party Song" (uncredited), "Nine Pound Hammer", "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette", "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud, Loud Music" (uncredited), "Bless This House" (uncredited), "That Fat Gal of Mine" (uncredited)) / (writer: "Nine Pound Hammer", "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette", "That Fat Gal of Mine" (uncredited))
- Ernie and the Top Twenty
(1960)
... (writer: "Nine Pound Hammer", "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
- Remote from Drury College in Springfield
(1960)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons" - uncredited)
Ranch Party
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 1957) (writer - 1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #1.2
(1957)
... (performer: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)) / (writer: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette))
- Episode #1.1
(1957)
... (performer: "John Henry", "Wildwood Flower")
1955
Your Hit Parade
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 24 December 1955
(1955)
... (writer: "Sixteen Tons")
1951
The Gene Autry Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Silver Dollars
(1951)
... (writer: "I Want To Be Sure")
1951
Cyclone Fury
(performer: "Hear the Wind (Singing a Cowboy Song)", "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep")
1946
Galloping Thunder
(performer: "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep", "Singing A Country Song", "Texas Home")
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Songwriter: Wrote, with Tex Williams, "Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette", a hit for Williams in 1947. See more »
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Biggest country hits were "Divorce Me C.O.D." (1946) and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" (1947) -- both Billboard magazine 14-week No. 1 hits. See more »Star Sign:
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