Riley Puckett

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W145109	10-in.	11/4/1927	Breeze	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145110	10-in.	11/4/1927	All bound 'round with the Mason-Dixon Line	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145111	10-in.	11/4/1927	M-o-t-h-e-r	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146000	10-in.	4/10/1928	Hen cackle	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and chicken sound effects	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W146001	10-in.	4/10/1928	Cumberland Gap	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146002	10-in.	4/10/1928	Cotton-eyed Joe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146003	10-in.	4/10/1928	Black-eyed Susie	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146004	10-in.	4/10/1928	Prettiest little girl in the county	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, speaker
Columbia	W146005	10-in.	4/10/1928	Slow buck	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk and vocal effects	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W146006	10-in.	4/10/1928	Settin' in the chimney jamb	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146007	10-in.	4/10/1928	Sal let me chaw your rosin	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, speaker
Columbia	W146012	10-in.	4/11/1928	Mama won't allow no low down hanging around	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146013	10-in.	4/11/1928	Blue yodel	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146014	10-in.	4/11/1928	The leaves of shamrock	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146015	10-in.	4/11/1928	Meet me to-night in dreamland	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146024	10-in.	4/11/1928	When the maple leaves are falling	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146025	10-in.	4/11/1928	Dear old Dixieland	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146026	10-in.	4/12/1928	Tuck me to sleep (In my old Kentucky home)	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146027	10-in.	4/12/1928	Gonna raise ruckus tonight	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146028	10-in.	4/12/1928	Where the morning glories grow	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146029	10-in.	4/12/1928	My wild Irish Rose	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146032	10-in.	4/12/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 3	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146033	10-in.	4/12/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 4	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146056	10-in.	4/13/1928	Possum hunt on Stump House Mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and horn and dog sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146057	10-in.	4/13/1928	Possum hunt on Stump House Mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and dog sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 276-300 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.