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 351-375 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W148230 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Go feather your nest | Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148233 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Waiting for a train | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148234 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Carolina moon | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148235 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Will you ever think of me | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148240 | 10-in. | 4/11/1929 | Henry Ford's Model A | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148241 | 10-in. | 4/11/1929 | Married life blues | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148242 | 10-in. | 4/11/1929 | Don't let your deal go down | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148243 | 10-in. | 4/11/1929 | McKinley | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148244 | 10-in. | 4/11/1929 | I'm up in the air about Mary | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148254 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Roll 'em on the ground | Fate Norris and his Play Boys | String band, with male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148255 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Johnnie get your gun | Fate Norris and his Play Boys | String band, with male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148264 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Bring back my blue-eyed boy | Riley Puckett ; Arthur Tanner | Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148265 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Gather the flowers | Arthur Tanner | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148266 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 7 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W148267 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 8 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149276 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Rocky pallet | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149277 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Soldier's joy | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149278 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Rock that cradle, Lucy | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149279 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149280 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Bonaparte's retreat | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149281 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Hell's broke loose in Georgia | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with dialogue | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149282 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Giddap Napoleon | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149283 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Cripple Creek | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149288 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Lost love | Bill Helms ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149289 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | McMichen's reel | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 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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