thumb|1934 song "Ragged But Right" by Riley Puckett.
George Riley Puckett (May 7, 1894 – July 13, 1946) was an American country music artist, best known as a member of 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.
Early life
Puckett was born in Dallas, Georgia, United States. An incorrect treatment of his eyes using lead acetate during infancy left him blind. and continued recording together on Blue Bird Records in March 1934, in San Antonio, Texas.
Puckett was a charter member of the influential string band Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, and continued to record with the group through their last session in 1934.