Thursday, February 24, 2011

Merle Travis Guitar Cannon Ball Rag LIVE

Legendary finger style guitarist Merle "The Ronnie Prophet Show" January 29 TRAVIS performed, 1978 Merle was ill all week while in Toronto, Canada. During the afternoon rehearsals for the show, Merle almost canceled, but decided last minute to make 2 different "Ronnie Prophet" shows. It was not 100% but still gave a great performance! He played four instrumental solo and then a duet with Ronnie. Ronnie Prophet was on national television for over fifteen years. His series "GRANDOld Country "and" The Ronnie Prophet Show "nationally in Canada, Britain and Australia have seen every week with some of the best American and Canadian country music artists. Scroll through the list of clips we've uploaded and you see the "who's who" of the country has brought out of the talent show at Ronnie -.. CBC The Canadian Broadcasting Company in September 1975 with Dolly Parton and Ferlin Huskey, Ronnie his co-star of his world tour around the world on Ronniesame bill with Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, The Everly Brothers and many others. Ronnie also owned and played at "Ronnie Prophet's Carousel Club in Printer's Alley Nashville, where he often had many of the stars who were in his TV show and come jam with him late nites in Nashville. His office on Music Row in Nashville was across the street from his best friend and mentor Chet Atkins. He lived in Hendersonville (Tennessee) and Franklin just a block or two from Minnie Pearl, Naomi...



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