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 301-325 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W146058	10-in.	4/13/1928	Hog killing day	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and hog sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146059	10-in.	4/13/1928	Hog killing day	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146068	10-in.	4/14/1928	Little Maumee	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146069	10-in.	4/14/1928	Breeze	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146076	10-in.	4/14/1928	Where the River Shannon flows	McMichen's Melody Men	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146077	10-in.	4/14/1928	Home sweet home	McMichen's Melody Men	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146078	10-in.	4/14/1928	Slim gal	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146079	10-in.	4/14/1928	Old Molly Hare	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146080	10-in.	4/14/1928	'Neath the old apple tree	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147244	10-in.	10/22/1928	Call me back, pal o' mine	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147253	10-in.	10/22/1928	Liberty	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W147254	10-in.	10/22/1928	Nancy Rollin	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W147255	10-in.	10/22/1928	Old Dan Tucker	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147256	10-in.	10/22/1928	Devilish Mary	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147257	10-in.	10/22/1928	Don't try it for it can't be done	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147258	10-in.	10/22/1928	Away out on the mountain	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147261	10-in.	10/23/1928	Little Blue Ridge girl	McMichen-Layne String Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147262	10-in.	10/23/1928	The dying hobo	McMichen-Layne String Orchestra	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147263	10-in.	10/23/1928	Pretty little widow	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147264	10-in.	10/23/1928	Fly around my pretty little miss	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147265	10-in.	10/23/1928	Clover blossoms	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147266	10-in.	10/23/1928	Smiles	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147267	10-in.	10/23/1928	Tell me	Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147268	10-in.	10/23/1928	On the other side of Jordan	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147269	10-in.	10/23/1928	The moonshiner's dream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 301-325 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.