Drakesboro, Kentucky
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Drakesboro is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 481 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1888, the city was named for early pioneer William Drake.
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Merle Travis
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Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation
Drakesboro, Kentucky
…honors four pioneers of the "thumb picking" style of guitar playing often associated with bluegrass music: Kennedy Jones, Ike Everly, Mose Rager, and Merle Travis. All four have close ties to Muhlenberg County. The section of Hwy 431 through Drakesboro is named for John Prine…
Merle Travis in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Merle Travis and his Gibson Super 400 at the Country Music Hall of Fame