Gid Tanner

Gid Tanner

James Gideon "Gid" Tanner (June 6, 1885 – May 13, 1960) was an American old-time fiddler and one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Its most notable members were Clayton McMichen (fiddle and vocal), Dan Hornsby (vocals), Riley Puckett (guitar and vocal) and Robert Lee Sweat (guitar).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1885 (Georgia), Died May 13, 1960 (Georgia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, vocalist, speaker, banjo, guitar, jew's harp, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-82672	10-in.	3/29/1934	Georgia Waggoner	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82673	10-in.	3/29/1934	Mississippi sawyer	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82674	10-in.	3/29/1934	Back up and push	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82675	10-in.	3/29/1934	Rufus	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82676	10-in.	3/29/1934	Cumberland Gap on a buckin' mule	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82677	10-in.	3/29/1934	Hawkins' rag	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82678	10-in.	3/29/1934	Skillet Licker breakdown	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82679	10-in.	3/29/1934	Cotton patch	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal phrases	leader
Victor	BVE-82680	10-in.	3/29/1934	Ida Red	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal phrases and talk	leader
Victor	BVE-82681	10-in.	3/29/1934	Down yonder	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82682	10-in.	3/29/1934	Git along	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BVE-82683	10-in.	3/29/1934	Whoa, mule, whoa	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BVE-82684	10-in.	3/29/1934	Tanner's boarding house	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-82685	10-in.	3/29/1934	On Tanner's farm	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82686	10-in.	3/29/1934	I'm satisfied	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82687	10-in.	3/29/1934	Three nights drunk	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and mandolin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82692	10-in.	3/29/1934	Tra-le-la-la	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BVE-82693	10-in.	3/29/1934	Keep your gal at home	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BVE-82694	10-in.	3/29/1934	Hinkey-dinkey-dee	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BVE-82715	10-in.	3/30/1934	My Carolina home	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-82718	10-in.	3/30/1934	Zelma	Ezra "Ted" Hawkins ; Riley Puckett	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-82719	10-in.	3/30/1934	I ain't no better now	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-82720	10-in.	3/30/1934	Tanner's rag	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82721	10-in.	3/30/1934	Tanner's hornpipe	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Victor	BVE-82722	10-in.	3/30/1934	Soldiers' joy	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Victor	BVE-82723	10-in.	3/30/1934	Flop-eared mule	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	speaker, instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Victor	BVE-82724	10-in.	3/30/1934	Prosperity and politics	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Victor	BVE-82725	10-in.	3/30/1934	Prosperity and politics	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, leader
Victor	BVE-82728	10-in.	3/30/1934	Practice night with the Skillet Lickers	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, leader
Victor	BVE-82729	10-in.	3/30/1934	Practice night with the Skillet Lickers	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
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	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	81601	10-in.	3/7/1924	Knoxville girl	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, violin
Columbia	81604	10-in.	3/7/1924	Boll weevil blues	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	81627	10-in.	3/7/1924	I'm satisfied	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
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, violin
Columbia	81629	10-in.	3/8/1924	Devilish Mary	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, guitar
Columbia	81630	10-in.	3/8/1924	Hen cackle	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	81631	10-in.	3/8/1924	Lightning Express	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	81634	10-in.	3/8/1924	Buckin' mule	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	81635	10-in.	3/8/1924	Black-eyed Susie	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
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	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140002	10-in.	9/10/1924	Prettiest little girl in the county	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140003	10-in.	9/10/1924	Whistling Rufus	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140004	10-in.	9/10/1924	Sourwood Mountain	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin and banjo duet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140005	10-in.	9/10/1924	Cripple Creek	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140012	10-in.	9/11/1924	Blue Ridge Mountain blues	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140013	10-in.	9/11/1924	Darling Nellie Gray	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140014	10-in.	9/11/1924	Old Black Joe	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140015	10-in.	9/11/1924	Papa's billy goat	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
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, violin
Columbia	140018	10-in.	9/11/1924	Liza Jane	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140019	10-in.	9/11/1924	Georgia Railroad	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	140020	10-in.	9/11/1924	Going along down town	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	140021	10-in.	9/11/1924	Whoa! Mule	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140022	10-in.	9/11/1924	Bile dem cabbage down	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140023	10-in.	9/11/1924	Railroad Bill	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140025	10-in.	9/11/1924	Nobody's business if I do	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and banjo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	140031	10-in.	9/12/1924	John Henry	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140045	10-in.	9/12/1924	The Arkansaw traveler	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Comic dialogue, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140046	10-in.	9/12/1924	Cumberland Gap	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin and banjo duet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140047	10-in.	9/12/1924	Turkey in the straw	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140048	10-in.	9/12/1924	Be kind to a man when he's down	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140049	10-in.	9/12/1924	Sailor boy	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	140050	10-in.	9/12/1924	Fox chase	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	140051	10-in.	9/12/1924	Don't grieve your mother	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	140280	10-in.	1/27/1925	Floella's cottage	Arthur Tanner ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	140281	10-in.	1/27/1925	Knoxville girl	Arthur Tanner ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W141087	10-in.	10/3/1925	Old time tunes	Georgia Boys ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W141088	10-in.	10/3/1925	Just gimme the leavings	Georgia Boys ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
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, leader
Columbia	W142035	10-in.	4/17/1926	Bully of the town	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
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, leader
Columbia	W142037	10-in.	4/17/1926	Alabama jubilee	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and guitar	leader
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, leader
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	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
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, leader
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, leader
Columbia	W142060	10-in.	4/20/1926	S-a-v-e-d	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W142061	10-in.	4/20/1926	Where did you get that hat?	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W142062	10-in.	4/20/1926	Frankie was a good woman	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W142063	10-in.	4/20/1926	Goodbye booze	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W142064	10-in.	4/20/1926	I'm tired of living on pork and beans	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W142065	10-in.	4/20/1926	Three nights' experience	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W143019	10-in.	11/2/1926	Polly woddle doo	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143020	10-in.	11/2/1926	Rock road to Milledgeville	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Columbia	W143021	10-in.	11/2/1926	Uncle Bud	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W143026	10-in.	11/3/1926	Dance all night with a bottle in your hand	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble	leader
Columbia	W143027	10-in.	11/3/1926	She'll be coming 'round the mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143028	10-in.	11/3/1926	I don't love nobody	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W143029	10-in.	11/3/1926	Hop light ladies	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W143030	10-in.	11/3/1926	I got mine	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and talk	vocalist, leader
Columbia	W143031	10-in.	11/3/1926	Shortening bread	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W143032	10-in.	11/3/1926	Old Joe Clark	Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W143046	10-in.	11/3/1926	The drunkard's hiccups	Bob Nichols ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W143047	10-in.	11/4/1926	New Dixie	Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys	Male vocal duet, with banjo	vocalist
Columbia	W143048	10-in.	11/4/1926	Hungry hash house	Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys	Male vocal duet, with banjo	vocalist
Columbia	W143049	10-in.	11/4/1926	I don't reckon that'll happen again	Fate Norris ; The Tanner Boys	Male vocal duet, with banjo	vocalist
Columbia	W143078	10-in.	11/5/1926	My boarding-house on the hill	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143079	10-in.	11/5/1926	The fate of William Cheek	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143080	10-in.	11/5/1926	The drunkard's courtship	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143081	10-in.	11/5/1926	Don't forget me, little darling	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W143785	10-in.	3/28/1927	Casey Jones	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143786	10-in.	3/28/1927	The wreck of the Southern Old '97	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143795	10-in.	3/29/1927	Dixie	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143796	10-in.	3/29/1927	Run, nigger, run	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143797	10-in.	3/29/1927	The girl I left behind me	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143798	10-in.	3/29/1927	The old gray mare	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143799	10-in.	3/29/1927	John Henry	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143800	10-in.	3/29/1927	Drink 'er down	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143801	10-in.	3/29/1927	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Columbia	W143802	10-in.	3/29/1927	Peter went a-fishing	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W143823	10-in.	3/31/1927	Grandpapa's papa	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W143824	10-in.	3/31/1927	Howdy Bill	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W143825	10-in.	3/31/1927	Football rag	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W143826	10-in.	3/31/1927	Baby Lou	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W143848	10-in.	4/1/1927	A fiddler's convention in Georgia	Bert Layne ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin, banjo, and guitar, with talk and male vocal solo	speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W143849	10-in.	4/1/1927	A fiddler's convention in Georgia	Bert Layne ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Violin, banjo, and guitar, with talk, calls, and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W143850	10-in.	4/1/1927	Shack no. 9	Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner	Male vocal solo, with string band and singing by members of the band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W143851	10-in.	4/1/1927	The jealous lover	Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W143852	10-in.	4/1/1927	Knoxville girl	Corn-Shuckers ; Arthur Tanner	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145046	10-in.	10/31/1927	Mr. Dooley	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145047	10-in.	10/31/1927	Old McDonald had a farm	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145048	10-in.	10/31/1927	Bile them cabbage down	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145049	10-in.	10/31/1927	Big ball in town	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145050	10-in.	10/31/1927	It's a long way to Tipperary	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145053	10-in.	10/31/1927	Buckin' mule	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader
Columbia	W145054	10-in.	10/31/1927	Uncle Bud	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W145055	10-in.	10/31/1927	Polly wolly doodle	Skillet Lickers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W145056	10-in.	11/1/1927	Please do not get offended	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145057	10-in.	11/1/1927	Everyday will be Sunday bye and bye	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145058	10-in.	11/1/1927	Johnson's old gray mule	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W145066	10-in.	11/1/1927	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 1	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W145067	10-in.	11/1/1927	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 2	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146000	10-in.	4/10/1928	Hen cackle	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and chicken sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W146001	10-in.	4/10/1928	Cumberland Gap	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W146002	10-in.	4/10/1928	Cotton-eyed Joe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W146003	10-in.	4/10/1928	Black-eyed Susie	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W146004	10-in.	4/10/1928	Prettiest little girl in the county	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W146005	10-in.	4/10/1928	Slow buck	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk and vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W146006	10-in.	4/10/1928	Settin' in the chimney jamb	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W146007	10-in.	4/10/1928	Sal let me chaw your rosin	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W146032	10-in.	4/12/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 3	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146033	10-in.	4/12/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 4	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146040	10-in.	4/12/1928	Grandpapa's papa	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo or guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W146041	10-in.	4/12/1928	Coon, coon, coon	Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo or guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W146056	10-in.	4/13/1928	Possum hunt on Stump House Mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and horn and dog sound effects	speaker, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146057	10-in.	4/13/1928	Possum hunt on Stump House Mountain	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and dog sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146058	10-in.	4/13/1928	Hog killing day	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk and hog sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W146059	10-in.	4/13/1928	Hog killing day	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Instrumental ensemble, with talk	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147253	10-in.	10/22/1928	Liberty	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W147254	10-in.	10/22/1928	Nancy Rollin	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talk	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader
Columbia	W147255	10-in.	10/22/1928	Old Dan Tucker	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W147256	10-in.	10/22/1928	Devilish Mary	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W147263	10-in.	10/23/1928	Pretty little widow	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W147264	10-in.	10/23/1928	Fly around my pretty little miss	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W147275	10-in.	10/24/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 5	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W147276	10-in.	10/24/1928	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 6	Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo(s)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W147278	10-in.	10/24/1928	Day at the county fair	Hugh Cross ; K. D. Malone ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal solo	vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147279	10-in.	10/24/1928	Day at the county fair	Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W148200	10-in.	4/8/1929	Mississippi sawyer	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader
Columbia	W148201	10-in.	4/8/1929	It ain't gonna rain no mo'	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W148202	10-in.	4/8/1929	Going on down town	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band,with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W148203	10-in.	4/8/1929	Flatwoods	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal duet, and talk	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W148208	10-in.	4/8/1929	Never seen the like since gettin' upstairs	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W148209	10-in.	4/8/1929	Show me the way to go home	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and whistling	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W148210	10-in.	4/8/1929	Cotton baggin'	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
Columbia	W148211	10-in.	4/8/1929	The rovin' gambler	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W148254	10-in.	4/12/1929	Roll 'em on the ground	Fate Norris and his Play Boys	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W148255	10-in.	4/12/1929	Johnnie get your gun	Fate Norris and his Play Boys	String band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W148266	10-in.	4/12/1929	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 7	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W148267	10-in.	4/12/1929	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 8	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W149276	10-in.	10/29/1929	Rocky pallet	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	leader
Columbia	W149277	10-in.	10/29/1929	Soldier's joy	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	leader
Columbia	W149278	10-in.	10/29/1929	Rock that cradle, Lucy	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W149279	10-in.	10/29/1929	There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, leader
Columbia	W149280	10-in.	10/29/1929	Bonaparte's retreat	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	leader
Columbia	W149281	10-in.	10/29/1929	Hell's broke loose in Georgia	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with dialogue	leader
Columbia	W149282	10-in.	10/29/1929	Giddap Napoleon	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W149283	10-in.	10/29/1929	Cripple Creek	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	leader
Columbia	W149328	10-in.	11/1/1929	Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 9	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W149329	10-in.	11/1/1929	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 10	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W149338	10-in.	11/2/1929	Kickapoo medicine show	Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W149339	10-in.	11/2/1929	Kickapoo medicine show	Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and vocal effects	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W149369	10-in.	11/4/1929	A bee hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and bee sound effects	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W149370	10-in.	11/4/1929	A bee hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek	Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and bee sound effects	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W150200	10-in.	4/14/1930	Leather breeches	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	leader
Columbia	W150201	10-in.	4/14/1930	New Arkansas traveller	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	leader
Columbia	W150202	10-in.	4/14/1930	Sugar in the gourd	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W150203	10-in.	4/14/1930	Georgia Wagner	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Columbia	W150204	10-in.	4/14/1930	Sal's gone to the cider mill	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	leader
Columbia	W150205	10-in.	4/14/1930	Nigger in the woodpile	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	leader
Columbia	W150216	10-in.	4/15/1930	I don't bother work	Melvin Dupree ; Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W150217	10-in.	4/15/1930	I shall not be moved	Melvin Dupree ; Fate Norris ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W150222	10-in.	4/15/1930	Devilish Mary	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W150223	10-in.	4/15/1930	Soldier, will you marry me	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W150271	10-in.	4/17/1930	Taking the census	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo, string band, and dog effects	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W150272	10-in.	4/17/1930	Taking the census	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W150299	10-in.	4/19/1930	Jeremiah Hopkins store	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W150300	10-in.	4/19/1930	Jeremiah Hopkins store	Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Dan Hornsby ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Uncle Fuzz	Descriptive scene	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W150335	10-in.	4/21/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 11	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W150336	10-in.	4/21/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 12	Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151024	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ride Old Buck to water	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151025	10-in.	12/4/1930	Don't you cry, my honey	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151026	10-in.	12/4/1930	Cacklin' hen and rooster too	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects and talking	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151027	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ricketts hornpipe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151041	10-in.	12/5/1930	Hand me down my walking cane	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151042	10-in.	12/5/1930	Bully of the town no. 2	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151043	10-in.	12/5/1930	Broken down gambler	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, speaker, jew's harp, leader
Columbia	W151044	10-in.	12/5/1930	Possum up the gum stump	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151061	10-in.	12/6/1930	If you want to go a-courtin'	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	W151062	10-in.	12/6/1930	You've got to stop drinking shine	Gid Tanner	Male vocal solo, with banjo	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	W151100	10-in.	12/8/1930	Fiddlers' convention	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151101	10-in.	12/8/1930	Fiddlers' convention	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W151102	10-in.	12/8/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 13	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, banjo, speaker
Columbia	W151103	10-in.	12/8/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 14	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, banjo, speaker
Columbia	W151916	10-in.	10/24/1931	Miss McLeod's reel	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151917	10-in.	10/24/1931	Four cent cotton	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151918	10-in.	10/24/1931	Molly put the kettle on	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and talking	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151919	10-in.	10/24/1931	Sleeping Lulu	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151920	10-in.	10/24/1931	McMichen's breakdown	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151921	10-in.	10/24/1931	Whistlin' Rufus	Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with whistling duet	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Columbia	W151942	10-in.	10/26/1931	Raccoon on a rail	The Home Town Boys	Violin, banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	W151943	10-in.	10/26/1931	Home town rag	The Home Town Boys	Violin, banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	W151944	10-in.	10/26/1931	Still write your name in the sand	The Home Town Boys	String trio, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, banjo
Columbia	W151945	10-in.	10/26/1931	Still got 99	The Home Town Boys	String trio, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist
Columbia	W151982	10-in.	10/29/1931	No. 2 schottische	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151983	10-in.	10/29/1931	Parody on "Home, sweet home"	Riley Puckett ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	C3758	10-in.	7/1/1929	Goin’ down to town	Charlie Craver ; Gid Tanner	Male vocal duet, with guitar	vocalist
Brunswick	C3912	10-in.	7/20/1929	That old Go Hungry Hash House where we board	Arkansas Charlie	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.