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

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

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	140013	10-in.	9/11/1924	Darling Nellie Gray	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140014	10-in.	9/11/1924	Old Black Joe	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140015	10-in.	9/11/1924	Papa's billy goat	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140016	10-in.	9/11/1924	Jesse James	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140017	10-in.	9/11/1924	I am going down the road feeling bad	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140018	10-in.	9/11/1924	Liza Jane	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140019	10-in.	9/11/1924	Georgia Railroad	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	140020	10-in.	9/11/1924	Going along down town	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	140021	10-in.	9/11/1924	Whoa! Mule	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140022	10-in.	9/11/1924	Bile dem cabbage down	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140023	10-in.	9/11/1924	Railroad Bill	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140024	10-in.	9/11/1924	O! Susanna	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140025	10-in.	9/11/1924	Nobody's business if I do	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	140026	10-in.	9/11/1924	When you and I were young, Maggie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140027	10-in.	9/12/1924	Swanee River	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140028	10-in.	9/12/1924	When I had but fifty cents	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140029	10-in.	9/12/1924	Burglar man	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140030	10-in.	9/12/1924	Spanish cavalier	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140031	10-in.	9/12/1924	John Henry	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	140045	10-in.	9/12/1924	The Arkansaw traveler	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Comic dialogue, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	140046	10-in.	9/12/1924	Cumberland Gap	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin and banjo duet	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	140047	10-in.	9/12/1924	Turkey in the straw	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, guitar
Columbia	W140668	10-in.	6/15/1925	Just break the news to Mother	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140669	10-in.	6/15/1925	Drunkard's dream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140670	10-in.	6/15/1925	I wish I was single again	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 126-150 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.