Riley Puckett
American musician
Died when: 52 years 67 days (626 months)Star Sign: Taurus
George Riley Puckett (May 7, 1894 – July 13, 1946) was an American country music pioneer, best known as a member of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers.
His dynamic single-string guitar playing, featuring dramatic bass runs, earned for him an enviable reputation as an instrumentalist.Many aspiring guitarists who followed him have studied and copied his style.
Although he was an accomplished musician on several instruments, his singing was most responsible for establishing him as an important figure in the history of country music.
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