Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother was one.
About Merle Travis
Merle Robert Traviswas 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.
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My father and brothers were coal miners.
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
I have known the fruits of strikes. The bitter and the sweet. Hunger and music.
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother was one.
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
The saddest songs are written when a person is happy.
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician