Thumbs Carllile - All Thumbs flac album

One could keep worse company than Miller, who definitely helped Thumbs Carllile's recording career during the years with Smash. The gimmick with the Carllile style is that he mainly uses his thumb to pick with, hence the nickname he was given while a sideman for Little Jimmy Dickens (and apparently was not overly fond of). If one is going to use an appendage to play the guitar with, a thumb is a good choice because is fat, fleshy, and resonant.

Kenneth Ray Carllile (April 2, 1931–July 31, 1987), better known as Thumbs Carllile (Carlisle in some collections), was an innovative American country music guitarist and songwriter known for his zither-style fingerstyle playing, sitting with his guitar in his lap while fretting, picking and strumming with his fingers and thumbs. He performed with Little Jimmy Dickens at the Grand Ole Opry in the early 1950s, and was a member of Roger Miller's band from 1964 to 1972.

Thumbs Carllile on His Own is a nice recording re-release by the critically under-appreciated guitarist, Thumbs Carllile who good-naturedly spanned many genres with his homegrown virtuosity. He tackles jazz and country music both with a deep feeling for both and funkiness oozing between his fingers! Thumbs was the baddest! Thumbs Carllile Guitar Wizard is the product of a brilliant and very original guitarist playing well known soft rock and easy listening pieces with the assistance of Nashville A-Team players of the 1970’s

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Kenneth Ray Carllile (April 2, 1931–July 31, 1987), better known as Thumbs Carllile, was an innovative American country music guitarist and songwriter known for his fingerstyle playing, sitting with his guitar in his lap while fretting, picking and strumming with his fingers and thumbs.