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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

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

Recordings (Results 476-481 of 481 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 62627 10-in. 9/29/1937 Moonlight on the Colorado Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 62628 10-in. 9/29/1937 The broken engagement Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 62629 10-in. 9/29/1937 Gulf Coast blues Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 62630 10-in. 9/29/1937 Take me back to my Carolina home Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 62631 10-in. 9/29/1937 Altoona freight wreck Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 62632 10-in. 9/29/1937 The cat came back Riley Puckett instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
(Results 476-481 of 481 records)

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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102247

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