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About Walkin' the Strings : Walkin' the Strings was the first solo acoustic guitar album by Merle Travis . It was recorded in the late 1940s and early 1950s when Travis was at the peak of his talents . Travis began playing solo guitar numbers on his radio shows as early as the late 1930s . In the mid-40s Travis began using his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar to record various vocals and instrumental numbers for Capitol's Electrical Transcriptions series . Some songs were untitled when they were recorded and only given titles by Capitol later . Travis drew on his rich repertoire of Muhlenberg County guitar licks, blues, old standards and gospel songs . It had a contribution from notable artists like Merle Travis. Its music is influenced by genres - folk , blues , country , gospel , traditional , americana.