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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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 229 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 140018 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Liza Jane | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140019 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Georgia Railroad | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140020 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Going along down town | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140021 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Whoa! Mule | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140022 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Bile dem cabbage down | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140023 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Railroad Bill | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140025 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Nobody's business if I do | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and banjo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140031 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | John Henry | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 140045 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | The Arkansaw traveler | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Comic dialogue, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| Columbia | 140046 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Cumberland Gap | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Violin and banjo duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140047 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Turkey in the straw | Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 140048 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Be kind to a man when he's down | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 140049 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Sailor boy | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140050 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Fox chase | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140051 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Don't grieve your mother | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140280 | 10-in. | 1/27/1925 | Floella's cottage | Arthur Tanner ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | 140281 | 10-in. | 1/27/1925 | Knoxville girl | Arthur Tanner ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W141087 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Old time tunes | Georgia Boys ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W141088 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Just gimme the leavings | Georgia Boys ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| 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, leader | |
| Columbia | W142035 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Bully of the town | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| 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, leader | |
| Columbia | W142037 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | Alabama jubilee | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and guitar | leader | |
| 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, leader | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Tanner, Gid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89653410
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