Riley Puckett

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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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W145045	10-in.	10/31/1927	Come be my rainbow	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
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	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
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, guitar
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	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
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	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145053	10-in.	10/31/1927	Buckin' mule	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W145054	10-in.	10/31/1927	Uncle Bud	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145055	10-in.	10/31/1927	Polly wolly doodle	Skillet Lickers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145058	10-in.	11/1/1927	Johnson's old gray mule	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145059	10-in.	11/1/1927	When you and I were young, Maggie	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145060	10-in.	11/1/1927	Silver threads among the gold	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145061	10-in.	11/1/1927	Ain't she sweet?	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145066	10-in.	11/1/1927	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 1	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145067	10-in.	11/1/1927	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 2	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo	vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145068	10-in.	11/1/1927	My Blue Ridge Mountain queen	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145077	10-in.	11/2/1927	My Carolina home	McMichen's Melody Men	String trio, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145082	10-in.	11/2/1927	'Neath the old apple tree	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145083	10-in.	11/2/1927	The trail of the lonesome pine	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145090	10-in.	11/3/1927	In the shade of the old apple tree	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145091	10-in.	11/3/1927	Red River Valley	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145092	10-in.	11/3/1927	When you wore a tulip	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145099	10-in.	11/4/1927	Aloha oe	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145100	10-in.	11/4/1927	The Missouri waltz	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145101	10-in.	11/4/1927	Darling Nellie Gray	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quintet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145102	10-in.	11/4/1927	Fifty years ago	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 251-275 of 481 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.