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 76-100 of 229 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, leader | |
| 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, leader | |
| Columbia | W142060 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | S-a-v-e-d | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W142061 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Where did you get that hat? | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W142062 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Frankie was a good woman | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W142063 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Goodbye booze | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W142064 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | I'm tired of living on pork and beans | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W142065 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Three nights' experience | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W143019 | 10-in. | 11/2/1926 | Polly woddle doo | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143020 | 10-in. | 11/2/1926 | Rock road to Milledgeville | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Columbia | W143021 | 10-in. | 11/2/1926 | Uncle Bud | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W143026 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Dance all night with a bottle in your hand | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble | leader | |
| Columbia | W143027 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | She'll be coming 'round the mountain | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143028 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | I don't love nobody | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W143029 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Hop light ladies | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W143030 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | I got mine | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and talk | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W143031 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Shortening bread | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W143032 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Old Joe Clark | Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W143046 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | The drunkard's hiccups | Bob Nichols ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143047 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | New Dixie | Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys | Male vocal duet, with banjo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143048 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | Hungry hash house | Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys | Male vocal duet, with banjo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143049 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | I don't reckon that'll happen again | Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys | Male vocal duet, with banjo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143078 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | My boarding-house on the hill | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143079 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | The fate of William Cheek | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143080 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | The drunkard's courtship | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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