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Riley Puckett

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.

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 1-25 of 481 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 1-25 of 481 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247

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