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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-071083	10-in.	10/2/1941	Railroad boomer	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81600	10-in.	3/7/1924	Little old log cabin in the lane	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo (yodeling), with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81602	10-in.	3/7/1924	Johnson's old grey mule	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81603	10-in.	3/7/1924	Old Joe Clark	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81605	10-in.	3/7/1924	Casey Jones	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81626	10-in.	3/7/1924	Steamboat Bill	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81628	10-in.	3/7/1924	Chicken don't roost too high for me	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solos, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81630	10-in.	3/8/1924	Hen cackle	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81631	10-in.	3/8/1924	Lightning Express	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81632	10-in.	3/8/1924	Strawberries	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo (yodeling), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81633	10-in.	3/8/1924	Rock all our babies to sleep	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81634	10-in.	3/8/1924	Buckin' mule	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81635	10-in.	3/8/1924	Black-eyed Susie	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	81638	10-in.	3/8/1924	Alabama gal, give the fiddler a dram	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140002	10-in.	9/10/1924	Prettiest little girl in the county	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	140003	10-in.	9/10/1924	Whistling Rufus	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	140004	10-in.	9/10/1924	Sourwood Mountain	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin and banjo duet	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	140005	10-in.	9/10/1924	Cripple Creek	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo	vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	140006	10-in.	9/10/1924	You'll never miss your mother till she's gone	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140007	10-in.	9/10/1924	Just as the sun went down	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140008	10-in.	9/10/1924	Sleep, baby, sleep	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140009	10-in.	9/10/1924	Ring waltz	Riley Puckett	Guitar solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	140010	10-in.	9/10/1924	We'll sow righteous seed for the reaper	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140011	10-in.	9/10/1924	Where is my wandering boy tonight	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140012	10-in.	9/11/1924	Blue Ridge Mountain blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 101-125 of 481 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.