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My father and brothers were coal miners.

Merle Travis

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Merle Travis
Age: 65 †
Born: 1917
Born: November 29
Died: 1983
Died: October 19
Guitarist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Muhlenberg County
Kentucky
Merle Robert Travis
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Father
Miners
Coal
Brothers

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