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 76-100 of 229 records)

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

(Results 76-100 of 229 records)

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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.