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 201-225 of 229 records)

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

(Results 201-225 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.