Artist	Song
The Allman Brothers Band	Blue Sky
from A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (1991)
Thin Lizzy	The Boys Are Back in Town
from Dedication - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (1991)
Steely Dan	Kid Charlemagne
from Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980 (1993)
The Isley Brothers	That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2
from The Essential Isley Brothers (2004)
Pink Floyd	Comfortably Numb
from The Wall (Remastered) (2011)
Yes	Starship Trooper: A. Life Seeker, B. Disillusion, C. Wurm
from Ultimate Yes (2004)
Ted Nugent	Stranglehold
from Ted Nugent (1994)
Steve Morse	Tumeni Notes
from High Tension Wires (1989)
Pantera	Walk
from Vulgar Display of Power (2007)
Jerry Reed	The Claw
from The Essential Jerry Reed (1994)
Rage Against the Machine	Know Your Enemy
from Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Shuggie Otis	Cold Shot
from Shuggie's Boogie: Shuggie Otis Plays the Blues (1994)
Eric Johnson	Desert Rose
from Ah Via Musicom (2007)
The Outlaws	Green Grass & High Tides
from Platinum & Gold Collection: The Outlaws (2003)
Rick Derringer	Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
from The Best of Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (1996)
Johnny Winter	Be Careful With a Fool
from A Rock N' Roll Colection (1994)
Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola	La Estiba
from Guitar Trio - Paco De Lucía/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola (1996)
Dream Theater	Erotomania
from Awake (2008)
The Stone Roses	Waterfall
from Waterfall - Single (2008)
Merle Travis	Cannonball Rag
from In Boston, 1959 (2003)
Phish	Weekapaug Groove
from Slip, Stitch and Pass (2004)
Ricky Skaggs	Country Boy
from Ricky Skaggs: Super Hits (1993)
Jim Hall & Ron Carter	Alone Together
from Alone Together (Live) [Remastered] (2006)
Joe Maphis	Flying Fingers
from Fire On the Strings (2001)

Comment:

So many hot pickers have come out of Nashville that the Country Music Hall of Fame ought to have a fire extinguisher in every corner, but a handful have truly hopped to the top of the heap. Merle Travis pioneered a picking style so unique that it was named after him, and after hearing his “Cannonball Rag,” you may find yourself scrutinizing his photo, just to confirm that he didn’t do have four hands. There are 20 digits at work on the appropriately titled “Flying Fingers,” but that’s because human lightning bolt Joe Maphis is joined by his wunderkind disciple Larry Collins (of the Collins Kids) in this mad race of mercury-like licks. And although you may know Jerry Reed best for his down-home charm as Burt Reynolds’ cinematic sidekick, he was first and foremost a fiery fretmonster, as proven by the jolts, jabs, and stabs that leap from his power-picking instrumental “The Claw.”

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