Ralph “Greasy Fingers” Puckett, a.k.a. “Cool Pucker”, began his long and sometimes musical career as a child prodigy concert pianist at barn dances and pig pickins’ in the rural south; however, misfortune was to deal him a cruel blow in the form of “AM Radio” which immediately erased all appreciation for classical music as well as the meticulous training he had received at the local VFW. Happily, after many years (and disco) had passed, fortune was to once again smile on Puckett when he was presented with a gift of an old player piano. On touching one of the worn ivories of that noble old instrument, Puckett joyfully exclaimed to all within earshot, “mmm, sounds good”, and thus a career was reborn. After that watershed event, Puckett expanded his musical
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vocabulary to 3 or maybe 4 notes, which he now embarrassingly admits was probably overkill for rock and roll.
Over the years Puckett continued to astound audiences and peers by actually showing up at rehearsals and gigs and appeared before the biggest crowds he could afford. But alas, the money ran out and Puckett had to seek a “real” job and thus was forced to quit music to pursue a career in playing the bass. The bass quickly became his instrument of choice, but, alas, his personal style of three finger bluegrass bass picking never quite caught on, so Puckett returned home to his old player piano. At this point, Puckett was caught with the jazz bug, but thankfully that soon passed, and it was then back to his roots of complex 3 (sometimes 4 but only after slammin’ down a few) chord rock and roll compositions.
One day while taking a break from searching for his vehicle in the local Walmart parking lot, Puckett noticed an ad placed in the bathroom by a band that was to become Luck’s Radio. Recognizing that English was not “the language of choice” of most of the patrons, Puckett surmised that he had a distinct advantage so he answered the ad and set up an audition. Armed with his trusty Casio keyboard, Puckett’s debut truly astounded the band members who exclaimed “how did you get sound out of that thing?” and “can you keep an eye on our gear so no one steals it?” The rest, as they say, is history.
Puckett now resides in Prince William County , Virginia, and can often be seen in parking lots looking for his vehicle, but always has his keys as they have become a permanent fixture in his life.
