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 101-125 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-071083 | 10-in. | 10/2/1941 | Railroad boomer | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81600 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Little old log cabin in the lane | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo (yodeling), with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81602 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Johnson's old grey mule | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81603 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Old Joe Clark | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81605 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Casey Jones | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81626 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Steamboat Bill | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81628 | 10-in. | 3/7/1924 | Chicken don't roost too high for me | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solos, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81630 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Hen cackle | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81631 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Lightning Express | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81632 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Strawberries | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo (yodeling), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81633 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Rock all our babies to sleep | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81634 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Buckin' mule | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81635 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Black-eyed Susie | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81638 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | Alabama gal, give the fiddler a dram | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140002 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Prettiest little girl in the county | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140003 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Whistling Rufus | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140004 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Sourwood Mountain | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Violin and banjo duet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | 140005 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Cripple Creek | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 140006 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | You'll never miss your mother till she's gone | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140007 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Just as the sun went down | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140008 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Sleep, baby, sleep | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140009 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Ring waltz | Riley Puckett | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140010 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | We'll sow righteous seed for the reaper | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140011 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Where is my wandering boy tonight | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140012 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
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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