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 376-400 of 481 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149290 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Rye straw | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Violin and guitar duet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149295 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Dissatisfied | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149296 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | Goodbye | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149303 | 10-in. | 10/30/1929 | That saxophone waltz | Colon Jones ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149314 | 10-in. | 10/31/1929 | It's only an old-fashioned cottage | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149315 | 10-in. | 10/31/1929 | Sunny Tennessee | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149328 | 10-in. | 11/1/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 9 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149329 | 10-in. | 11/1/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 10 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149338 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | Kickapoo medicine show | Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149339 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | Kickapoo medicine show | Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and vocal effects | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149340 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | A night in a blind tiger | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Uncle Fuzz | Descriptive scene, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149341 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | A night in a blind tiger | Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Uncle Fuzz | Descriptive scene, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149364 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Frankie and Johnny | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149369 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | A bee hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek | Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and bee sound effects | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W149370 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | A bee hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek | Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and bee sound effects | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150200 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Leather breeches | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150201 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | New Arkansas traveller | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
| Columbia | W150202 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Sugar in the gourd | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150203 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Georgia Wagner | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150204 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Sal's gone to the cider mill | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150205 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Nigger in the woodpile | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150206 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Sally Johnson | Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150207 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Billy in the low ground | Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150208 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Waitin' for the evening mail | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150209 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Ramblin' boy | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 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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