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Arnold Shultz (1886 – 1931) was an American fiddler and guitarist who is noted as a major influence in the development of the "thumb-style," or "Travis picking" method of playing guitar. [ 1 ] Biography
Pattern picking is the use of "preset right-hand pattern[s]" while fingerpicking, with the left hand fingering standard chords. [15] The most common pattern, sometimes broadly referred to as Travis picking after Merle Travis, and popularized by Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, James Burton, Marcel Dadi, James Taylor, [16] John Prine, Colter Wall and ...
Doyle Dykes (born May 23, 1954) is an American country acoustic guitarist from Jacksonville, Florida.Cited along with guitarists such as Tommy Emmanuel as one of the best fingerstyle guitarists in the world, [1] [2] he is also known for his capability of playing proficiently with a wide range of different guitar tunings.
Playing on heavier gauge strings can damage un-coated nails: finger picking is more suited to nylon strings or lighter gauge steel strings (this does not apply to fingerpicks). Using a pick can significantly reduce damage to fingers when playing for long periods of time on a steel string guitar. Some styles of music are easier to play with a pick.
Walkin' the Strings was the first solo acoustic guitar album by Merle Travis, released in 1960 but recorded in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when Travis was at the peak of his performing abilities. It is widely regarded as one of Travis's finest musical achievements.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a playful jab while comparing teammate Travis Kelce to his 3-year-old daughter, Sterling. In a postgame press conference on Monday, October 7 ...
Ross, an NFL free agent who previously played with Travis on the Kansas City Chiefs, also shared a black-and-white shot of his friendship bracelet haul. Many of the baubles featured the Kansas ...
Merle Travis Unreleased Radio Transcriptions 1944–1949: Country Routes 1994 Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past (5 CD-Set) Bear Family 1995 Country Hoedown Shows & Films: Country Routes Unissued Radio Shows (1944–1948) 1998 Turn Your Radio On (1944–1965) 2002 The Very Best of Merle Travis: Varèse Sarabande 2003 Boogie Woogie Cowboy 1944–1956