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 451-475 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151919 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Sleeping Lulu | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W151920 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | McMichen's breakdown | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151921 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Whistlin' Rufus | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with whistling duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling | |
| Columbia | W151934 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Devil's dream | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151935 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Durna hornpipe | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151936 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Longest train I ever seen | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151937 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | That's no business of mine | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151942 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Raccoon on a rail | The Home Town Boys | Violin, banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151943 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Home town rag | The Home Town Boys | Violin, banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151944 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Still write your name in the sand | The Home Town Boys | String trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151945 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Still got 99 | The Home Town Boys | String trio, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151978 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | East bound train | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151979 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | Careless love | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151980 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | Twenty-one years | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151981 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | All bound down in prison | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151982 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | No. 2 schottische | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151983 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | Parody on "Home, sweet home" | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151988 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Hog face blues | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151989 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | No name blues | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Decca | 62621 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Poor boy | Riley Puckett | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62622 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | There's more pretty girls than one, part 1 | Riley Puckett | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62623 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | There's more pretty girls than one, part 2 | Riley Puckett | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62624 | 10-in. | 9/28/1937 | Short life of trouble | Riley Puckett | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62625 | 10-in. | 9/29/1937 | The longest train | Riley Puckett | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62626 | 10-in. | 9/29/1937 | Somebody's waiting for you | Riley Puckett | 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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