When I first listened to recordings of The Skillet Lickers I thought -My God, Riley is just a friggin excentric maniac- He has no idea of what the heck he's doin! Of course- they were a party band, and he was improvising all the time when he played in the band. (It was Ragged But Right!) Then I heard his incredible solo recordings of really interesting guitar playing -with bass runs and stuff that made more sense (to me). What a contrast! I just figured he used a thumb pick for most of all that. Interesting iformation Rick - you'll have to show me sometime.
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