Riley Puckett

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Georgia's Riley Puckett was a nationally known pioneer country music artist whose dynamic single-string guitar playing, featuring dramatic bass runs, earned for him an enviable reputation as an instrumentalist.

Courtesy of Juanita McMichen Lynch

Riley Puckett

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