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 1-25 of 229 records)

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

(Results 1-25 of 229 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.

"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.