http://www.eddiepennington.com/
A West Kentucky thumbpicker in the Merle Travis Style...

Eddie Pennington, born and raised in Western Kentucky, performs in a guitar style that arose early in this century in Muhlenberg County. He has done much to preserve the style made famous by Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. Travis and Atkins were both inspired by Mose Rager, the man who laid down the foundations of this technique. Eddie, also deeply influenced by Rager, remembers that he seemed to be able to make the guitar breathe as he played...

EDDIE PENNINGTON
http://www.eddiepennington.com/

see also:

CHET ATKINS
http://www.guitarsite.com/ChetAtkins.htm

MERLE HAGGARD
http://www.guitarsite.com/MerleHaggard.htm