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 176-200 of 481 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W141081	10-in.	10/2/1925	The Boston burglar	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141082	10-in.	10/2/1925	The orphan girl	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141083	10-in.	10/2/1925	Hello Central, give me heaven	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141084	10-in.	10/2/1925	In the good old summertime	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141085	10-in.	10/2/1925	You'd be surprised	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W141086	10-in.	10/2/1925	I'll never get drunk any more	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142034	10-in.	4/17/1926	Hand me down my walking cane	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	W142035	10-in.	4/17/1926	Bully of the town	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W142036	10-in.	4/17/1926	Pass around the bottle and we'll all take a drink	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal trio	vocalist
Columbia	W142037	10-in.	4/17/1926	Alabama jubilee	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142038	10-in.	4/17/1926	Watermelon on the vine	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	vocalist
Columbia	W142039	10-in.	4/17/1926	Don't you hear Jerusalem moan	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W142040	10-in.	4/17/1926	Ya gotta quit kickin' my dog aroun'	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal duet, and dog sound effect	vocalist
Columbia	W142041	10-in.	4/17/1926	Turkey in the straw	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W142054	10-in.	4/20/1926	Wal I swan	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142055	10-in.	4/20/1926	Rock-a-bye baby	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142056	10-in.	4/20/1926	Sauerkraut	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142057	10-in.	4/20/1926	Everybody works but Father	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142058	10-in.	4/20/1926	Jack and Joe	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142059	10-in.	4/20/1926	Put my little shoes away	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142084	10-in.	4/22/1926	I'm drifting back to dreamland	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist
Columbia	W142085	10-in.	4/22/1926	My Carolina home	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142086	10-in.	4/22/1926	Sally Goodwin	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142087	10-in.	4/22/1926	Ida Red	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W142088	10-in.	4/22/1926	Down in Arkansas	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 176-200 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.