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 1-25 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-82684	10-in.	3/29/1934	Tanner's boarding house	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82685	10-in.	3/29/1934	On Tanner's farm	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82686	10-in.	3/29/1934	I'm satisfied	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82687	10-in.	3/29/1934	Three nights drunk	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and mandolin	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82688	10-in.	3/29/1934	Tokio rag	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82689	10-in.	3/29/1934	Texas hop	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82690	10-in.	3/29/1934	Raindrop waltz	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82691	10-in.	3/29/1934	Rainbow waltz	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82695	10-in.	3/29/1934	Careless love	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82696	10-in.	3/29/1934	Waitin' for the evenin' mail	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82697	10-in.	3/29/1934	Chain gang blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82698	10-in.	3/29/1934	George Collins	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82699	10-in.	3/29/1934	I'm gettin' ready to go	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82700	10-in.	3/29/1934	Ragged but right	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82711	10-in.	3/30/1934	K. C. Railroad	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82712	10-in.	3/30/1934	Four day blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82713	10-in.	3/30/1934	Just as we used to do	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82714	10-in.	3/30/1934	I'm drifting back to dreamland	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82715	10-in.	3/30/1934	My Carolina home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82716	10-in.	3/30/1934	The old spinning wheel	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82717	10-in.	3/30/1934	Down in the valley	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	vocalist
Victor	BVE-82718	10-in.	3/30/1934	Zelma	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82719	10-in.	3/30/1934	I ain't no better now	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82722	10-in.	3/30/1934	Soldiers' joy	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82723	10-in.	3/30/1934	Flop-eared mule	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, guitar

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed December 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 December 2023.