Gid Tanner
James Gideon "Gid" Tanner (June 6, 1885 – May 13, 1960) was an American old-time fiddler and one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Its most notable members were Clayton McMichen (fiddle and vocal), Dan Hornsby (vocals), Riley Puckett (guitar and vocal) and Robert Lee Sweat (guitar). |
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Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1885 (Georgia), Died May 13, 1960 (Georgia)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, vocalist, speaker, banjo, guitar, jew's harp, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 229 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-82672 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Georgia Waggoner | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82673 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Mississippi sawyer | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82674 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Back up and push | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82675 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Rufus | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82676 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Cumberland Gap on a buckin' mule | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82677 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Hawkins' rag | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82678 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Skillet Licker breakdown | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82679 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Cotton patch | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with vocal phrases | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82680 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Ida Red | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with vocal phrases and talking | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82681 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Down yonder | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82682 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Git along | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82683 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Whoa, mule, whoa | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82684 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Tanner's boarding house | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BVE-82685 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | On Tanner's farm | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-82686 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | I'm satisfied | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-82687 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Three nights drunk | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and mandolin | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-82692 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Tra-le-la-la | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82693 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Keep your gal at home | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82694 | 10-in. | 3/29/1934 | Hinkey-dinkey-dee | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82715 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | My Carolina home | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BVE-82718 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | Zelma | Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BVE-82719 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | I ain't no better now | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BVE-82720 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | Tanner's rag | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82721 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | Tanner's hornpipe | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Victor | BVE-82722 | 10-in. | 3/30/1934 | Soldiers' joy | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
Tanner, Gid. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tanner, Gid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89653410
Wikidata: Gid Tanner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q347039
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/68078470
MusicBrainz: Gid Tanner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bb10db8-1686-4e1a-b1d3-6824eb175556
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