- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Riley Puckett
- Date of Original:
- 1894/1946
- Subject:
- Musicians--Georgia
Guitarists--Georgia
Country musicians--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Guitar--Georgia
Blind musicians--Georgia
Puckett, Riley, 1894-1946 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 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.
Photograph of musician and Georgia native Riley Puckett. Seated, he holds his guitar and faces forward. 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. Born near Alpharetta, Georgia in 1894, Puckett was blinded shortly after birth, presumably the result of misapplication of medicine for his eyes. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/riley-puckett-1894-1946/m-1875/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Juanita McMichen Lynch
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/riley-puckett-1894-1946
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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