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 151-175 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W140681	10-in.	6/16/1925	Down by the old mill stream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140682	10-in.	6/16/1925	It's hard to be bound down in prison	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140683	10-in.	6/16/1925	Send back my wedding ring	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140684	10-in.	6/16/1925	Hello Central, give me heaven	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140685	10-in.	6/16/1925	Long tongue women	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140686	10-in.	6/16/1925	Just bumming a railroad train	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140687	10-in.	6/16/1925	Wait till the sun shines, Nellie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140688	10-in.	6/16/1925	To wed you in the golden summer time	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W140689	10-in.	6/16/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140690	10-in.	6/16/1925	It's simple to flirt	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140691	10-in.	6/16/1925	Won't you come over to my house?	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140692	10-in.	6/16/1925	When I'm gone you'll soon forget	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140693	10-in.	6/16/1925	When you're gone, I won't forget	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140694	10-in.	6/16/1925	The preacher and the bear	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140695	10-in.	6/16/1925	Throw out the life-line	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140696	10-in.	6/16/1925	Press along to Glory Land	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W140697	10-in.	6/17/1925	Let me call you sweetheart	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141061	10-in.	9/30/1925	The preacher and the bear	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141062	10-in.	9/30/1925	Long tongue women	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141063	10-in.	9/30/1925	To wed you in the golden summertime	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W141064	10-in.	9/30/1925	Won't you come over to my house?	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141065	10-in.	9/30/1925	Down by the old mill stream	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141066	10-in.	9/30/1925	When you're gone I won't forget	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141067	10-in.	9/30/1925	When I'm gone you'll soon forget	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141080	10-in.	10/2/1925	Send back my wedding ring	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 151-175 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.