I met Merle Travis, the country western singer who they called a "guitar picker" and who came from the South - Kentucky, when he came into American Music, the big song publishing house I worked for as a staff writer for several years when I first moved to Los Angeles! I grew up in North Carolina and Oregon listening to Country music and never lost my enthusiasm for it. Merle wrote songs and played on sessions for demos and became a fixture there. Great man!
So many artists who went into performance careers have worked making demos, Bobby Darin, as I recently mentioned, made demos in the recording studios in the Brill Building, in New York City. Glen Campbell made demos in Los Angeles, some for American Music. I made demos while at American Music and also I made demo's for Pat Boone's company, Cooga- Mooga!
Demo records of songs with hit potential were send out - sometimes hand delivered by people like me - to the recording artists that the writer had in mind for their listen. Sometimes they piled up in a corner and months went by before one got a listen, so that personal connection was important.
So many artists who went into performance careers have worked making demos, Bobby Darin, as I recently mentioned, made demos in the recording studios in the Brill Building, in New York City. Glen Campbell made demos in Los Angeles, some for American Music. I made demos while at American Music and also I made demo's for Pat Boone's company, Cooga- Mooga!
Demo records of songs with hit potential were send out - sometimes hand delivered by people like me - to the recording artists that the writer had in mind for their listen. Sometimes they piled up in a corner and months went by before one got a listen, so that personal connection was important.
DISCOGS PAGE FOR MERLE TRAVIS link
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