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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 101-125 of 481 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-071083 10-in. 10/2/1941 Railroad boomer Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81600 10-in. 3/7/1924 Little old log cabin in the lane Riley Puckett Male vocal solo (yodeling), with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 81602 10-in. 3/7/1924 Johnson's old grey mule Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81603 10-in. 3/7/1924 Old Joe Clark Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81605 10-in. 3/7/1924 Casey Jones Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81626 10-in. 3/7/1924 Steamboat Bill Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81628 10-in. 3/7/1924 Chicken don't roost too high for me Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Male vocal solos, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 81630 10-in. 3/8/1924 Hen cackle Gid Tanner Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 81631 10-in. 3/8/1924 Lightning Express Gid Tanner Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 81632 10-in. 3/8/1924 Strawberries Riley Puckett Male vocal solo (yodeling), with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81633 10-in. 3/8/1924 Rock all our babies to sleep Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81634 10-in. 3/8/1924 Buckin' mule Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81635 10-in. 3/8/1924 Black-eyed Susie Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 81638 10-in. 3/8/1924 Alabama gal, give the fiddler a dram Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140002 10-in. 9/10/1924 Prettiest little girl in the county Gid Tanner Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 140003 10-in. 9/10/1924 Whistling Rufus Gid Tanner Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 140004 10-in. 9/10/1924 Sourwood Mountain Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Violin and banjo duet instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 140005 10-in. 9/10/1924 Cripple Creek Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 140006 10-in. 9/10/1924 You'll never miss your mother till she's gone Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140007 10-in. 9/10/1924 Just as the sun went down Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140008 10-in. 9/10/1924 Sleep, baby, sleep Riley Puckett Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140009 10-in. 9/10/1924 Ring waltz Riley Puckett Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia 140010 10-in. 9/10/1924 We'll sow righteous seed for the reaper Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140011 10-in. 9/10/1924 Where is my wandering boy tonight Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia 140012 10-in. 9/11/1924 Blue Ridge Mountain blues Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
(Results 101-125 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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