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 451-475 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W151919	10-in.	10/24/1931	Sleeping Lulu	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W151920	10-in.	10/24/1931	McMichen's breakdown	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151921	10-in.	10/24/1931	Whistlin' Rufus	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with whistling duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling
Columbia	W151934	10-in.	10/26/1931	Devil's dream	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151935	10-in.	10/26/1931	Durna hornpipe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151936	10-in.	10/26/1931	Longest train I ever seen	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151937	10-in.	10/26/1931	That's no business of mine	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151942	10-in.	10/26/1931	Raccoon on a rail	The Home Town Boys	Violin, banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151943	10-in.	10/26/1931	Home town rag	The Home Town Boys	Violin, banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151944	10-in.	10/26/1931	Still write your name in the sand	The Home Town Boys	String trio, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151945	10-in.	10/26/1931	Still got 99	The Home Town Boys	String trio, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151978	10-in.	10/29/1931	East bound train	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151979	10-in.	10/29/1931	Careless love	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151980	10-in.	10/29/1931	Twenty-one years	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151981	10-in.	10/29/1931	All bound down in prison	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151982	10-in.	10/29/1931	No. 2 schottische	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151983	10-in.	10/29/1931	Parody on "Home, sweet home"	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151988	10-in.	10/30/1931	Hog face blues	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W151989	10-in.	10/30/1931	No name blues	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62621	10-in.	9/28/1937	Poor boy	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	62622	10-in.	9/28/1937	There's more pretty girls than one, part 1	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	62623	10-in.	9/28/1937	There's more pretty girls than one, part 2	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	62624	10-in.	9/28/1937	Short life of trouble	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	62625	10-in.	9/29/1937	The longest train	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	62626	10-in.	9/29/1937	Somebody's waiting for you	Riley Puckett		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 451-475 of 481 records)

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.