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 (Results 201-225 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142089	10-in.	4/22/1926	I'll take you home again, Kathleen	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143019	10-in.	11/2/1926	Polly woddle doo	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W143021	10-in.	11/2/1926	Uncle Bud	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143026	10-in.	11/3/1926	Dance all night with a bottle in your hand	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	W143027	10-in.	11/3/1926	She'll be coming 'round the mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W143028	10-in.	11/3/1926	I don't love nobody	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143029	10-in.	11/3/1926	Hop light ladies	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143030	10-in.	11/3/1926	I got mine	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and talk	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, vocalist
Columbia	W143031	10-in.	11/3/1926	Shortening bread	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143032	10-in.	11/3/1926	Old Joe Clark	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143090	10-in.	11/6/1926	House of David blues	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143091	10-in.	11/6/1926	Down yonder	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143098	10-in.	11/6/1926	Ring waltz	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar and fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143099	10-in.	11/6/1926	Underneath the mellow moon	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar and fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143100	10-in.	11/6/1926	Don't you remember the time	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar and fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143101	10-in.	11/6/1926	My isle of golden dreams	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar and fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W143102	10-in.	11/6/1926	My poodle dog	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143103	10-in.	11/6/1926	Take me back to my old Carolina home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143104	10-in.	11/6/1926	Somebody's waiting for you	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143105	10-in.	11/6/1926	My puppy Bud	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143785	10-in.	3/28/1927	Casey Jones	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143786	10-in.	3/28/1927	The wreck of the Southern Old '97	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143795	10-in.	3/29/1927	Dixie	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo
Columbia	W143796	10-in.	3/29/1927	Run, nigger, run	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo
Columbia	W143797	10-in.	3/29/1927	The girl I left behind me	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo

(Results 201-225 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.