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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 176-200 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W141081 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | The Boston burglar | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W141082 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | The orphan girl | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W141083 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Hello Central, give me heaven | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W141084 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | In the good old summertime | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W141085 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | You'd be surprised | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W141086 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | I'll never get drunk any more | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142034 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Hand me down my walking cane | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142035 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Bully of the town | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142036 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Pass around the bottle and we'll all take a drink | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142037 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Alabama jubilee | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142038 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Watermelon on the vine | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142039 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Don't you hear Jerusalem moan | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142040 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Ya gotta quit kickin' my dog aroun' | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal duet, and dog sound effect | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142041 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Turkey in the straw | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142054 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Wal I swan | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142055 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Rock-a-bye baby | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142056 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Sauerkraut | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142057 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Everybody works but Father | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142058 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Jack and Joe | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142059 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Put my little shoes away | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142084 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | I'm drifting back to dreamland | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142085 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | My Carolina home | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142086 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Sally Goodwin | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142087 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Ida Red | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142088 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Down in Arkansas | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.