Riley Puckett
George Riley Puckett (May 7, 1894 – July 13, 1946) was an American country music pioneer, best known as a member of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers. His dynamic single-string guitar playing, featuring dramatic bass runs, earned for him an enviable reputation as an instrumentalist. Many aspiring guitarists who followed him have studied and copied his style. Although he was an accomplished musician on several instruments, his singing was most responsible for establishing him as an important figure in the history of country music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1894 (Alpharetta), Died July 13, 1946 (East Point)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, speaker, banjo, composer, lyricist, whistling, leader
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 481 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo | |
Columbia | W143799 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | John Henry | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo | |
Columbia | W143800 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Drink 'er down | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, banjo | |
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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W143802 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Peter went a-fishing | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W143813 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | Let the rest of the world go by | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143814 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | Till we meet again | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with 2 violins and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143815 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with 2 violins and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143816 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | My old Kentucky home | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143831 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Three o'clock in the morning | Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
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 | vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
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, guitar, speaker | |
Columbia | W143854 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | That old Irish mother of mine | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143855 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Fire on the mountain | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143856 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Alabama gal | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143857 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Sleep, baby, sleep | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143858 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | Little log cabin in the lane | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143867 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Cindy | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143868 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Little brown jug | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143869 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Alcoholic blues | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143870 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Down-hearted blues | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143871 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Fuzzy rag | Riley Puckett | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143872 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | The darkey's wail | Riley Puckett | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145043 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Red Wing | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W145044 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.
"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Puckett, Riley, 1894-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78087035
Wikidata: Riley Puckett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2153098
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45094999
MusicBrainz: Riley Puckett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b49bce6f-591f-492f-8c72-8febb32f0855
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