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 301-325 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W146058 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | Hog killing day | Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Instrumental ensemble, with talk and hog sound effects | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146059 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | Hog killing day | Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Instrumental ensemble, with talk | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146068 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Little Maumee | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146069 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Breeze | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146076 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Where the River Shannon flows | McMichen's Melody Men | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146077 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Home sweet home | McMichen's Melody Men | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146078 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Slim gal | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146079 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | Old Molly Hare | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W146080 | 10-in. | 4/14/1928 | 'Neath the old apple tree | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147244 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Call me back, pal o' mine | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147253 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Liberty | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W147254 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Nancy Rollin | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talk | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W147255 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Old Dan Tucker | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147256 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Devilish Mary | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147257 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Don't try it for it can't be done | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147258 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Away out on the mountain | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147261 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Little Blue Ridge girl | McMichen-Layne String Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147262 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | The dying hobo | McMichen-Layne String Orchestra | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147263 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Pretty little widow | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147264 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Fly around my pretty little miss | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147265 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Clover blossoms | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147266 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Smiles | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147267 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Tell me | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147268 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | On the other side of Jordan | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W147269 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | The moonshiner's dream | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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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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