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 251-275 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W145045 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Come be my rainbow | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145047 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Old McDonald had a farm | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145048 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Bile them cabbage down | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145049 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Big ball in town | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145050 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | It's a long way to Tipperary | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145053 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Buckin' mule | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145054 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Uncle Bud | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145055 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Polly wolly doodle | Skillet Lickers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145058 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Johnson's old gray mule | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145059 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | When you and I were young, Maggie | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145060 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Silver threads among the gold | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145061 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Ain't she sweet? | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145066 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 1 | Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo | speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145067 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 2 | Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo | vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145068 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | My Blue Ridge Mountain queen | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145077 | 10-in. | 11/2/1927 | My Carolina home | McMichen's Melody Men | String trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145082 | 10-in. | 11/2/1927 | 'Neath the old apple tree | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145083 | 10-in. | 11/2/1927 | The trail of the lonesome pine | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145090 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | In the shade of the old apple tree | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145091 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Red River Valley | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145092 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | When you wore a tulip | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145099 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Aloha oe | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145100 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | The Missouri waltz | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145101 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Darling Nellie Gray | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quintet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145102 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Fifty years ago | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Puckett, Riley, 1894-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78087035
Wikidata: Riley Puckett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2153098
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45094999
MusicBrainz: Riley Puckett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b49bce6f-591f-492f-8c72-8febb32f0855
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