Riley Puckett

Riley Puckett

George Riley Puckett (May 7, 1894 – July 13, 1946) was an American country music pioneer, best known as a member of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers. His dynamic single-string guitar playing, featuring dramatic bass runs, earned for him an enviable reputation as an instrumentalist. Many aspiring guitarists who followed him have studied and copied his style. Although he was an accomplished musician on several instruments, his singing was most responsible for establishing him as an important figure in the history of country music.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1894 (Alpharetta), Died July 13, 1946 (East Point)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, speaker, banjo, composer, lyricist, whistling, leader

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W150222	10-in.	4/15/1930	Devilish Mary	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150223	10-in.	4/15/1930	Soldier, will you marry me	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150243	10-in.	4/16/1930	Nine hundred miles from home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150244	10-in.	4/16/1930	There's a hard time coming	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150245	10-in.	4/16/1930	Paw's old mule	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150246	10-in.	4/16/1930	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150253	10-in.	4/17/1930	Me and my gal	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150254	10-in.	4/17/1930	Riding in a Chevrolet Six	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150255	10-in.	4/17/1930	Sweetest girl in town	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins), guitar, and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150256	10-in.	4/17/1930	The farmer's dream	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150271	10-in.	4/17/1930	Taking the census	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo, string band, and dog effects	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W150272	10-in.	4/17/1930	Taking the census	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150299	10-in.	4/19/1930	Jeremiah Hopkins store	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, vocalist
Columbia	W150300	10-in.	4/19/1930	Jeremiah Hopkins store	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Dan Hornsby ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Uncle Fuzz	Descriptive scene	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W150327	10-in.	4/21/1930	Done gone	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150328	10-in.	4/21/1930	Cumberland Valley waltz	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150335	10-in.	4/21/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 11	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150336	10-in.	4/21/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 12	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151024	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ride Old Buck to water	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151025	10-in.	12/4/1930	Don't you cry, my honey	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151026	10-in.	12/4/1930	Cacklin' hen and rooster too	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects and talking	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151027	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ricketts hornpipe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151028	10-in.	12/4/1930	Lover's waltz	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151041	10-in.	12/5/1930	Hand me down my walking cane	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151042	10-in.	12/5/1930	Bully of the town no. 2	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 401-425 of 481 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.