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 76-100 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-041281	10-in.	8/23/1939	When I'm gone, you'll soon forget me	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041282	10-in.	8/23/1939	'Way out there	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with yodeling, guitar, and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041283	10-in.	8/23/1939	Back on the Texas plains	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with yodeling, guitar, and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041284	10-in.	8/23/1939	How come you do me, like you do?	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041292	10-in.	8/23/1939	I told them all about you	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-041293	10-in.	8/23/1939	Red River Valley	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047529	10-in.	2/5/1940	South of the border	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-047530	10-in.	2/5/1940	Red sails in the sunset	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047531	10-in.	2/5/1940	Whistle and blow your blues away	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047532	10-in.	2/5/1940	Margie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047533	10-in.	2/5/1940	Oh, Johnny, oh	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047534	10-in.	2/5/1940	Take me back to my boots and saddle	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047535	10-in.	2/5/1940	When I grow too old to dream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and accordion	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-047536	10-in.	2/5/1940	It's a sin to tell a lie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and accordion	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-056504	10-in.	10/11/1940	Ma (he's making eyes at me)	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-056505	10-in.	10/11/1940	Walking my baby back home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-056506	10-in.	10/11/1940	Get out and get under the moon	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-056507	10-in.	10/11/1940	When I'm back in Tennessee	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-056508	10-in.	10/11/1940	Nobody's business	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-056509	10-in.	10/11/1940	Playmates	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-071078	10-in.	10/2/1941	Where the shy little violets grow	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-071079	10-in.	10/2/1941	In a little garden	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-071080	10-in.	10/2/1941	Tuck me to sleep in my old Kentucky home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-071081	10-in.	10/2/1941	When it's peach pickin' time in Georgia	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-071082	10-in.	10/2/1941	Old fashioned locket	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 76-100 of 481 records)

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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.