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

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-82724	10-in.	3/30/1934	Prosperity and politics	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82725	10-in.	3/30/1934	Prosperity and politics	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82726	10-in.	3/30/1934	Kimball House	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82727	10-in.	3/30/1934	Hop light ladies	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82728	10-in.	3/30/1934	Practice night with the Skillet Lickers	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82729	10-in.	3/30/1934	Practice night with the Skillet Lickers	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-82848	10-in.	7/31/1934	Wednesday night waltz	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82849	10-in.	7/31/1934	Renfro Valley home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82850	10-in.	7/31/1934	I only want a buddy (Not a sweetheart)	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82851	10-in.	7/31/1934	Lost love	Red Jones ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82852	10-in.	7/31/1934	Saxophone waltz	Red Jones ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82853	10-in.	7/31/1934	Puckett blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94368	10-in.	8/8/1935	The Isle of Capri	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94369	10-in.	8/8/1935	My buddy	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94370	10-in.	8/8/1935	Caroline sunshine girl	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94371	10-in.	8/8/1935	Put on an old pair of shoes	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94372	10-in.	8/8/1935	Blue Ridge Mountain blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94373	10-in.	8/8/1935	Don't let your deal go down	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94374	10-in.	8/8/1935	Curly-headed baby	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94375	10-in.	8/8/1935	Nobody's business	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94376	10-in.	8/8/1935	Roll back the carpet	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-94377	10-in.	8/8/1935	What's the reason (I'm not pleasin' you)	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99123	10-in.	2/14/1936	In a little Gypsy tea room	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-99124	10-in.	2/14/1936	When I grow too old to dream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99125	10-in.	2/14/1936	Old maids Brown Ferry blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 481 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puckett, Riley," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

Puckett, Riley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247.

"Puckett, Riley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.