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FOUNDING MASTER: MERLE TRAVIS Country: Rosewood, Kentucky (USA) Merle Robert Travis (1917–1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose songs often dealt with the lives and economic exploitation of American coal miners. He is known for developing a distinctive fingerpicking style on the guitar, known as "Travis picking," in which the thumb plays the rhythmic accompaniment and bass notes, while the other fingers simultaneously play the melody. This style influe
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