Roots of American Fiddle Music - Early Fiddlers
 
Gid Tanner and the Skilet Lickers


The Skillet Lickers, one of the most exciting early bands to record,  were from North Georgia, an extremely fertile area for old time music in the 1920's.  The core of the group consisted of chicken farmer James Gideon Tanner(born June 6,1885), George Riley Puckett(born around 1890), Clayton McMichen(born  January 26, 1900), Lowe Stokes, and Fate Norris and occasionally McMichen's brother-in-law Bert Layne.

"Gid" Tanner made his first commercial recording with the blind guitarist Riley Puckett on March 7, 1924.  Puckett had been blinded when a sugar of lead solution was accidentally used to treat a minor eye ailment when he was a child.  His soulful and resonant singing sold many records for the band and he additionally was one of the earliest guitarist to employ walking bass runs, usually  made by up-picking with his index and middle fingers. 

 McMichen  had  learned to play the fiddle from his uncles and from his father, a trained musician and he won third place in his first contest while still in his teens.  His first band was formed around 1918 called variously the Lick the Skillet Band and the Old Hometown Band, and consisted of  McMichen and Lowe Stokes on fiddles, Puckett and Whitten on guitars, and Ted Hawkins on mandolin. McMichen had already been recording for a year  and Puckett and Tanner had already been recording for over two years before they made their first records together.  The Skillet Lickers came about as a variation on the name of his earlier Lick the Skillet Band.  After the Skillet Lickers disbanded in 1931, McMichen went on to form several other bands such as the Georgia Wildcats which were never as popular as the Skillet Lickers.

Marcus Lowell Stokes was the senior fiddler in the group and played in the older style which complemented the overall sound wonderfully. 

Fate Norris, who played the banjo in the group,  was from Resaca, Georgia, north of Atlanta, and unfortunatly, is usually inaudible on most of the recordings.

The Skillet Lickers were to record 88 sides, of which 82 were issued.  Puckett played backup guitar and usually sang lead,  with Tanner, Stokes, and McMichen on fiddles and  Fate Norris on banjo. 

Thanks to Kerry Blech for additional information and corrections.

The following is in part from Jane Keefer's Folk Song Database.

The Skillet Lickers
   Appearance as principal performer

  1. Alabama Jubilee
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 47
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 4
  2. Back Up And Push
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 17 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 1
  3. Bee Hunt On Hill For Sartin Creek
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 13(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 14(Part 2)
  4. Big Ball in Town
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 3 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 7
  5. Billy in the Lowground
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 1b 
  6. Black Eyed Peas and Cornbread
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 1a 
  7. Black-Eyed Susie
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 45
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 15
  8. Boil 'Em Cabbage Down
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 3g
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 14
  9. Bonepart's Retreat
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 5
  10. Broken Down Gambler
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 7
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 10
  11. Buckin' Mule
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 18 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 9
  12. Buffalo Gal
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 3d 
  13. Bully of the Town
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 8 
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 3a 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 19 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1,1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 2
  14. Bully Of The Town No. 2
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 9
  15. Cacklin Hen and Rooster Too
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 9
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 7
  16. Casey Jones
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 17
  17. Charming Betsy
    • Work Don't Bother Me: Old Time Songs from North Georgia, Rounder 1035 (1986), cut # 12 (Georgia Organ Grinders - Stokes, McMichen, Layne, Norris, Dupree)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 22
  18. Chicken Reel
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 21 
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 10 
  19. Cindy
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 16 
  20. Corn Licker Still n Georgia
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 5 
  21. Cotton Baggin'
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #15
  22. Cotton-Eyed Joe
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 12 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 22 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 14 
  23. Cotton Patch
    • Georgia Fiddle Bands, Vol. 2, County 544 (197?), cut # 14
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 6
  24. Cripple Creek
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 8
  25. Cumberland Gap (On A Buckin‘ Mule)
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 8
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 13
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 3
  26. Dance All Night with A Bottle In Your Hand
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 20 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 11
  27. Darktown Strutters Ball
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 19 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, DocumentDOCD-8057, track # 2 
  28. Day At The County Fair
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 7(Part 1) 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 8(Part 2) 
  29. Devilish Mary
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 6 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 4
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 21
  30. Dixie
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 4
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 19
  31. Don't You Cry My Honey
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 26 
    • Hell Broke Loose in Georgia, County 514 (197?), cut # 7
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 6
  32. Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 48 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 6
  33. Down Yonder
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 17
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 8
  34. Drink ‚Em Down
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 23 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 1
  35. Fiddlers' Convention In Georgia
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 3 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 3(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 4(Part 2)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 13(Part 3)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 14(Part 4)
  36. Flatwoods
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 52 
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 15 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #12
  37. Flop Eared Mule
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 2
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 18
  38. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 6
  39. Four Cent Cotton
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 8 
  40. Four Thousand Years Ago
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 19
  41. Georgia Man
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 20
  42. Georgia Waggoner
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 24 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 50 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 18
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 20
  43. Giddap Napoleon
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 7 
  44. Girl I Left Behind Me
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 22 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 26 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 21
  45. Git Along
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 8
  46. Going Down Town
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 46
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #11
  47. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1,1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 1
  48. Hawkins‘ Rag
    • Southern Dance Music, Vol. 1, Old-Timey LP 160 (196?), cut # 9 
    • Maple Leaf Rag; Ragtime in Rural America, New World NW 235 (1976), cut # 10
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 4
  49. Hell Broke Loose in Georgia
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 3 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 20
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 6 
  50. Hen Cackle
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 12
  51. Hinkey-Dinkey-Dee
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 13
  52. Hog Killing Day
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 1(Part 1)
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 7(Part 2)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 22(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 23(Part 2)
  53. I Ain’t No Better Now
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 14
  54. Ida Red
    • Smokey Mountain Ballads, RCA LPV-507 (1964), cut # 14
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 7
  55. I Don't Love Nobody
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 49 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 13
  56. I Got Mine
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 14
  57. It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #10
  58. It's A Long Way To Tipperary
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 8 
  59. Jeremiah Hopkins Store At Sand Mountain
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 3(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 4(Part 2)
  60. John Henry
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 44 
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 5 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 23
  61. Johnson's Old Grey Mule
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 13
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 11
  62. Keep Your Gal At Home
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 11
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 12
  63. Kickapoo Medicine Show
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 3(Part 1) 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 10(Part 2)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 9(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 10 (Part 2)
  64. Leather Breeches
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 4 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 15
  65. Liberty 
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 6 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #1
  66. Long Way To Tipperary
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 15
  67. McMichen's Breakdown
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 41
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 18
  68. Miss McCleod's Reel
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 25 
    • Folk Music in America, Vol. 4, Dance Music, Reels, Polkas, ..., Library of Congress LBC-04 (), cut # 16 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 15
  69. Mississippi Sawyer
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 45 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 9
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 21
  70. Molly Put the Kettle On
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 16
  71. Nancy Rollin
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 23 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 2
  72. Never Seen the Like Since Getting Upstairs
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 51
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #13
  73. New Arkansas Traveller
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 16
  74. Nigger In The Woodpile
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 20
  75. Night in Blind Tiger
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 9
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 11(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 12(Part 2)
  76. Old Dan Tucker
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 23 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 3
  77. Old Grey Mare
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 18 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 22
  78. Old Joe Clark
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 21 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 16
  79. Old McDonald (Had a Farm)
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 31 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, DocumentDOCD-8057, track # 5 
  80. Original Arkansas Traveller
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 17 
  81. Pass Around The Bottle And We'll All Take a Drink
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 46 
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 7 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1,1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 3
  82. Polly Put the Kettle On
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 1 
    • Going Down The Valley; Vocal & Instrumental Music from the South, New World NW 236 (1977), cut # 10 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 9
  83. Polly Wolly Doodle All The Day
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 22
  84. Possum and Taters
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 1c 
  85. Possum Hunt On Stump House Mountain
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 1 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 14 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 20(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 21(Part 2)
  86. Practice Night with Skillet Lickers
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 27 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 21(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 22(Part 2)
  87. Prettiest Girl in the County
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 24 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 16
  88. Pretty Little Widow
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 10 
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 43 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 5
  89. Prohibition, Yes or No
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 27(Part 1) 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 11(Part 1)
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 35(Part2)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 12(Part 2)
  90. Prosperity And Politics
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 19(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 20(Part 2)
  91. Ricketts Hornpipe
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 8
    • Early Rural String Bands, RCA LPV-552 (1968), cut # 13
  92. Ride Old Buck to the Water
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 5
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 5
  93. Rocky Pallet
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 1 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 1 
  94. Rock That Cradle Lucy
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 11
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 3
  95. Roving Gamble
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 25
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #16
  96. Rufus
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 26
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 2
  97. Run Nigger
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 1
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 20
  98. Sal's Gone (Down) to the Cider Mill
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 2 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 19
  99. Sal Let Me Chaw Your Rosin Some
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, (), cut # 21 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 19
  100. Settin' In The Chimney Jamb
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 3 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 18 
  101. She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 21 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 12
  102. Shortenin' Bread
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 (197?), cut # 2 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 15Slow Buck
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 17
  103. Show Me The Way To Go Home
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track #14
  104. Skillet Licker Breakdown
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 5
  105. Skip To The Lou My Darling
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 21
  106. Sleeping Lulu
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder1005 (), cut # 2
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 17
  107. Smoke Behind the Clouds
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058, track # 18
  108. Soldier's Joy
    • Hell Broke Loose in Georgia, County 514 (197?), cut # 12 
    • Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-50), Columbia Legacy 47911/47912-15 (1992), cut #2.11 
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 7
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 1
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 2
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 17
  109. Soldier, Soldier (Won't You Marry Me)
    • Work Don't Bother Me: Old Time Songs from North Georgia, Rounder 1035 (1986), cut # 15 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 22
  110. Streak O' Lean, Streak O' Fat
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 1d 
  111. Sugar In The Gourd
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 17
  112. Taking The Census
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 1(Part 1)
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060, track # 2(Part 2) 
  113. Tanner’s Hornpipe
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 16
  114. Tanner's Rag
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 42
    • Early Mandolin Classics, Rounder 1050 (1989), cut # 8
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 15
  115. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059, track # 4
  116. Tra-Le-La-La
    • Folk Music in America, Vol.13, Songs of Childhood, Library of Congress LBC-13 (1978), cut # 6
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 11
  117. Turkey in the Straw
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 19 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 8
  118. Uncle Bud
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 4 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 10
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, Document DOCD-8057, track # 10
  119. Watermelon Hanging On the Vine
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 12 
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 5
  120. Whoa, Mule, Whoa
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061, track # 10
  121. Wild Horse
    • Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 (196?), cut # 10 
  122. Wreck Of Old Ninety-Seven
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 20
    • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 18
  123. Ya Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Around
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 44 

      • The Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056, track # 7
Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. Arkansas Traveler
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 37 
  2. Black-Eyed Susie
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 35 
  3. Cumberland Gap
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 1, (), cut # 52 
  4. Georgia Railroad
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 7 
  5. John Henry
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 8
  6. On Tanner's Farm
    • Smokey Mountain Ballads, RCA LPV-507 (1964), cut # 8 
  7. Sourwood Mountain
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 36 
Gid Tanner
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. Be Kind to a Man When He's Down
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 38 
  2. Boll Weevil Blues
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 39 
  3. Dogs on a Coon Hunt
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 41 
  4. I'm Satisfied
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 40 
  5. Riding a Buckin' Mule Through Cumberland Gap
    • Day in the Mountains, County 512 (196?), cut # 3b
   Side Performer Appearance
    Early Rural String Bands, RCA LPV-552

    Folk Music in America, Vol. 4, Dance Music, Reels, Polkas, ..., Library of Congress LBC-04 

    Folk Music in America, Vol.13, Songs of Childhood, Library of Congress LBC-13 

    Georgia Fiddle Bands, Vol. 2, County 544 

    Going Down The Valley; Vocal & Instrumental Music from the South, New World NW 236 

    Mountain Banjo, Songs and Tunes, County 515 

    Riley Puckett Story, Roots RL-701

    Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-50), Columbia Legacy 47911/47912-15

    Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 2, 

    Skillet Lickers / Skillet Lickers, Vol. 1, County 506 

    Skillet Lickers, Vol. 2, County 526 

    Skillet Lickers Vol 1, 1926 - 1927, Document DOCD-8056

    Skillet Lickers Vol 2, 1927 - 1928, DocumentDOCD-8057

    Skillet Lickers Vol 3, 1928 - 1929, Document DOCD-8058

    Skillet Lickers Vol 4,  1928 - 1930, Document DOCD-8059

    Skillet Lickers Vol 5, 1930 - 1934, Document DOCD-8060

    Skillet Lickers Vol 6, 1934, Document DOCD-8061

    Southern Dance Music, Vol. 1, Old-Timey LP 160  

Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. I'm Satisfied
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 6 
  2. Roll 'Em On The Ground
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 9 
  3. Rye Straw
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 13 
  4. Tanner's Boarding House
    • Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Rounder 1005 (), cut # 14 
   Side Performer Appearance
    Riley Puckett Story, Roots RL-701
Gid Tanner and his Georgia Boys
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. Coon From Tennessee
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 10 
  2. Just Give Me the Leavings
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 3, (), cut # 9 
Gid and Gordon Tanner
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. Carroll County Blues
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.03 
  2. Down Yonder
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.07 
  3. Flop Eared Mule
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.06 
  4. I Don't Love Nobody
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.04 
  5. Mississippi Sawyer
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.01 
  6. Soldier's Joy
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.08 
  7. Sweet Bunch of Daisies
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.02 
  8. Tanner's Boarding House
    • Skillet Licker Music, 1955-1991. The Tanner Legacy, Global Village C 310 (1992), cut #A.05 
The Gid Tanner Band
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. I Shall Not Be Moved
    • Work Don't Bother Me: Old Time Songs from North Georgia, Rounder 1035 (1986), cut # 9 (Tanner, Norris, Dupree)
  2. Work Don't Bother Me
    • Work Don't Bother Me: Old Time Songs from North Georgia, Rounder 1035 (1986), cut # 1 (Tanner, Norris, Dupree)
Gid Tanner & Fate Norris
   Appearance as principal performer
  1. Baby Lou
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 50 
  2. Everyday Will Be Sunday, By & By
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 52
  3. Football Rag
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 49 
  4. I'm S-A-V-E-D
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 47 
  5. Please Don't Get Offended
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 51 
  6. Where Did You Get That Hat
    • Skillet Lickers (old 78's tape) - Vol 4, (19??), cut # 48
 

 

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