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). |
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 151-175 of 229 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W147254 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Nancy Rollin | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talk | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader | |
| Columbia | W147255 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Old Dan Tucker | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W147256 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Devilish Mary | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W147263 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Pretty little widow | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W147264 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Fly around my pretty little miss | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W147275 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 5 | Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147276 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 6 | Bill Brown ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocal solo(s) | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147278 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | Day at the county fair | Hugh Cross ; K. D. Malone ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal solo | speaker, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147279 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | Day at the county fair | Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148200 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Mississippi sawyer | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader | |
| Columbia | W148201 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | It ain't gonna rain no mo' | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W148202 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Going on down town | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band,with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W148203 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Flatwoods | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal duet, and talk | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W148208 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Never seen the like since gettin' upstairs | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W148209 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Show me the way to go home | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and whistling | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W148210 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | Cotton baggin' | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | W148211 | 10-in. | 4/8/1929 | The rovin' gambler | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | W148254 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Roll 'em on the ground | Fate Norris and his Play Boys | String band, with male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148255 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Johnnie get your gun | Fate Norris and his Play Boys | String band, with male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148266 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia—Part 7 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| Columbia | W148267 | 10-in. | 4/12/1929 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 8 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W149276 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Rocky pallet | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band | leader | |
| Columbia | W149277 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Soldier's joy | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | leader | |
| Columbia | W149278 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Rock that cradle, Lucy | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W149279 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Gid," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
Tanner, Gid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106154.
"Tanner, Gid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Tanner, Gid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89653410
Wikidata: Gid Tanner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q347039
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/68078470
MusicBrainz: Gid Tanner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2bb10db8-1686-4e1a-b1d3-6824eb175556
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