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 426-450 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151043 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Broken down gambler | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W151044 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Possum up the gum stump | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151045 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | The girl I love in Tennessee | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151046 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Little man | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151047 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Race between a Ford and Chevrolet | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151048 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Georgia is my home | Oscar Ford | Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151049 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Moonlight on the Colorado | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151050 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | The cat came back | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151057 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Julianne Flanagan | Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151058 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Nigger eat the sugar | Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151059 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Sanford Barnes | Ted Hawkins Mountaineers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151060 | 10-in. | 12/5/1930 | Mandolin rag | Ted Hawkins Mountaineers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151094 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Somewhere in old Wyoming | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151095 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Beaver cap | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151096 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | I wish I were a single girl again | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151097 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Dark eyes | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151098 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Prohibition—yes or no | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Descriptive scene, with male vocal trio and string band | speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151099 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Prohibition—yes or no | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Descriptive scene, with string band | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151100 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Fiddlers' convention | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151101 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Fiddlers' convention | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band | speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151102 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 13 | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151103 | 10-in. | 12/8/1930 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 14 | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151916 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Miss McLeod's reel | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W151917 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Four cent cotton | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151918 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Molly put the kettle on | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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