11K views · 709 reactions | My take on one of my favorite Merle Haggard songs, ”Kern River”. Hope y’all enjoy. Let’s make country songs sad again. 藍 I feel like that’s when country music was at it’s best. Just my opinion.  #kernriver #merlehaggard #akgmicrophones | Travis Mobley | Facebook

7K views · 319 reactions | “Great Afternoon” (Merle Haggard Cover) One of my favorite Hag songs. | Travis Mobley | Facebook

12K views · 870 reactions | A little Merle Travis + coffee = this...

You know what time it is? It's time for Guitar Stories. This week in music history, guitarist Merle Travis was born. He wrote "16 Tons" and many other great songs. He was a tremendous influence me as I listened to his records and tried to emulate "Travis style picking". In the late 70's, I was invited to do a guitar show on CBC Toronto with Merle, Ed Bickert, Mason Williams and Les Paul who had vertigo and couldn't make it. Merle's wife came and was very sweet. I carried his guitars everywhere a