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 (Results 51-75 of 229 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 229 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.