Moses Rager (April 2, 1911 – May 14, 1986) was a

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

player from

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

. He is credited with creating the thumb-picking style of guitar playing - which he taught to

Merle Travis Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation of Ameri ...

. Laverda Rager was the wife of Mose Rager. She was interviewed by musicologist Erika Brady in 2000.

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External links

Darrel McClellan's Mose Rager Page
1911 births 1986 deaths Guitarists from Kentucky 20th-century American guitarists {{Kentucky-stub