Merle Travis net worth and salary: Merle Travis is a Country Singer who has a net worth of $3 Million. Merle Travis was born in in November 29, 1917. Singer who developed his own guitar playing style called "Travis picking" and who released hit songs like "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" and "Sixteen Tons."
Merle Travis is a member of Country Singer
💰Merle Travis Net worth: $3 Million (Updated at 15 March 2019)
About
Singer who developed his own guitar playing style called "Travis picking" and who released hit songs like "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" and "Sixteen Tons."
Before Fame
He learned the five-string banjo from his father and from his neighbors, among them the father of the future Everly Brothers. Travis learned picking techniques that allowed bass and melody lines to play at the same time.
Trivia
He wrote the million-copy-selling "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" for Tex Williams. His own songs like "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "Three Times Seven" entered the Billboard top ten.
Family Life
He grew up in Rosewood, Kentucky, the son of a former tobacco farmer who turned to coal mining.
Associated With
Elvis Presley's guitarist who was influenced heavily by Travis, as were the Everly Brothers and many other respected artists.
