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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 101-125 of 229 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W143081 | 10-in. | 11/5/1926 | Don't forget me, little darling | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143785 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Casey Jones | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143786 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | The wreck of the Southern Old '97 | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143795 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Dixie | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143796 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Run, nigger, run | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143797 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | The girl I left behind me | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143798 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | The old gray mare | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143799 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | John Henry | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143800 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Drink 'er down | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143801 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | leader | |
| Columbia | W143802 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Peter went a-fishing | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143823 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Grandpapa's papa | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W143824 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Howdy Bill | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143825 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Football rag | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143826 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Baby Lou | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143848 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | A fiddler's convention in Georgia | Bert Layne ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Violin, banjo, and guitar, with talk and male vocal solo | speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W143849 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | A fiddler's convention in Georgia | Bert Layne ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Violin, banjo, and guitar, with talk, calls, and male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| Columbia | W143850 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Shack no. 9 | Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner | Male vocal solo, with string band and singing by members of the band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143851 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | The jealous lover | Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W143852 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Knoxville girl | Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W145046 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Mr. Dooley | Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W145047 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Old McDonald had a farm | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W145048 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Bile them cabbage down | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W145049 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Big ball in town | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W145050 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | It's a long way to Tipperary | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Tanner, Gid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89653410
Wikidata: Gid Tanner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q347039
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MusicBrainz: Gid Tanner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bb10db8-1686-4e1a-b1d3-6824eb175556
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