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 101-125 of 229 records)

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

(Results 101-125 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.