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Merle Travis

1917 - 1983

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Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His songs' lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs and recordings are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues", "I am a Pilgrim" and "Dark as a Dungeon". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merle Travis has received more than 814,106 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Merle Travis is the 2,055th most popular musician (down from 1,836th in 2019), the 10,666th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,364th in 2019) and the 813th most popular American Musician.

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  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Merle Travis ranks 2,055 out of 3,175. Before him are Geri Allen, Kavinsky, John Prine, Scott Asheton, Malcolm Bilson, and Sam Jones. After him are Dave Rodgers, Alex Chilton, Paulo Jr., Rob Bailey, Kai Winding, and Bret Michaels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Merle Travis ranks 313. Before him are Ottorino Volonterio, Valerie Hobson, Mikhail Anikushin, W. T. Tutte, Vera Zorina, and Walter Munk. After him are Denis Healey, Lassi Parkkinen, Elyse Knox, Isabel Sanford, Katherine Rawls, and Brenda Joyce. Among people deceased in 1983, Merle Travis ranks 253. Before him are Stefan Skoumal, Rudolf Kotormány, Franco Trincavelli, Frank Forde, Thomas S. Gates Jr., and Lynn Fontanne. After him are Kai Winding, Alice White, Henry M. Jackson, James Workman, John Le Mesurier, and Giuliano Nostini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merle Travis ranks 10,666 out of 20,380. Before him are Josephine Hutchinson (1903), Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), G. William Miller (1925), Marion Zinderstein (1896), Ted Demme (1963), and Roy Clark (1933). After him are Tom Price (1933), Evelyn Hooker (1907), Irwin I. Shapiro (1929), Kay Lenz (1953), John DiMaggio (1968), and Dave Coulier (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Merle Travis ranks 813. Before him are T Bone Burnett (1948), Geri Allen (1957), John Prine (1946), Scott Asheton (1949), Malcolm Bilson (1935), and Sam Jones (1924). After him are Alex Chilton (1950), Bret Michaels (1963), Sleepy John Estes (1899), Patrick Leonard (1956), The Game (1979), and Victor Wooten (1964).

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