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 51-75 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-99126	10-in.	2/14/1936	Riley's hen-house door	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99127	10-in.	2/14/1936	Back to my home in Smokey Mountain	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99128	10-in.	2/14/1936	Santa Fe Folks Fiesta	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99129	10-in.	2/14/1936	Bury me 'neath the willow tree	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99130	10-in.	2/14/1936	Ole Faithful	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99131	10-in.	2/14/1936	I want to wander in the Cumberland Mountains	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-99132	10-in.	2/14/1936	My old mule	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031916	10-in.	2/1/1939	Can't put that monkey on my back	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031917	10-in.	2/1/1939	Though you're not satisfied with me	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031918	10-in.	2/1/1939	Let my peaches be	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031919	10-in.	2/1/1939	Moonlight, shadows and you	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031920	10-in.	2/1/1939	The old apple tree	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031921	10-in.	2/1/1939	The story of the preacher and the bear	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031922	10-in.	2/1/1939	That old Irish mother of mine	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031923	10-in.	2/1/1939	When Irish eyes are smiling	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031924	10-in.	2/1/1939	I wish I was single again	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031925	10-in.	2/1/1939	Boots and saddle	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031926	10-in.	2/1/1939	I wish I was a single girl again	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-031927	10-in.	2/1/1939	The longest train I ever saw	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041275	10-in.	8/23/1939	Tie me to your apron strings	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041276	10-in.	8/23/1939	I get the blues when it rains	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041277	10-in.	8/23/1939	Dream train	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041278	10-in.	8/23/1939	Little Sir Echo	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041279	10-in.	8/23/1939	New "Givin' everything away"	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041280	10-in.	8/23/1939	Frankie and Johnnie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 51-75 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.