Columbia matrix W151043. Broken down gambler / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner

Title	Source
Broken down gambler (Primary title)	Disc label
Personnel	Notes
Gid Tanner (leader)
Clayton McMichen (instrumentalist : violin)
Riley Puckett (instrumentalist : guitar)
Skillet Lickers (Musical group)
Lowe Stokes (instrumentalist : violin)
Bert Layne (instrumentalist : violin)	Not confirmed.
Gid Tanner (instrumentalist : banjo)
Gid Tanner (speaker)
Riley Puckett (speaker)
Gid Tanner (instrumentalist : jew's harp)

Additional Information

Description: String band, with talk and vocal effects
Instrumentation: 3 fiddles (violins), guitar, banjo, and jew's harp
Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
Language: English
Master Size: 10-in.

Notes
Information on issued take from "The Columbia 15000-D series discography (1924–1933)" / Cary Ginell.
Source(s): Russell (instrumentation; personnel); disc.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format	Note
12/5/1930 Atlanta, Georgia	1	Master
12/5/1930 Atlanta, Georgia	2	Master	Columbia 15640-D	10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W151043. Broken down gambler / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040588/W151043-Broken_down_gambler.

Columbia matrix W151043. Broken down gambler / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040588/W151043-Broken_down_gambler.

"Columbia matrix W151043. Broken down gambler / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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