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Gid Tanner

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Personal name
James Gideon Tanner
Born
June 6, 1885
Died
May 13, 1960
Country
United States
Comments
Old-time fiddler born in Thomas Bridge, Georgia and one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music.
Member of
Skillet Lickers [US]
Family
Arthur Tanner Brother
Gordon Tanner Son
Phil Tanner [US] Grandson
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Originals

Covers by Gid Tanner

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1924 (unknown), Lehman Engel and Chorus, (unknown)
Covered by (77 artists)
November 1926 Collins and Harlan
i July 18, 1934 (unknown)
1925 Fiddlin' John Carson
November 1927 Billy Golden
April 1928 Uncle Dave Macon
February 1925 Fiddlin' John Carson
i December 1929 (unknown)
April 1924 (unknown)
1928 (unknown)
  May 1926 May Irwin PRF,REC, Mr. J. W. Myers REL
1928 Billy Murray
August 1924 Covered by (38 artists)
i August 13, 1934 John Dilleshaw and The String Marvel
December 1929 (unknown)
1925 Uncle "Am" Stuart
October 1928 Uncle "Am" Stuart
December 1926 (unknown), Lehman Engel and Chorus, (unknown), Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
August 1930 Roba Stanley - William Patterson
  June 1927 Geo J. Gaskin REC,REL, Bryant's Minstrels PRF
November 1926 Bill Chitwood and Bud Landress
i July 18, 1934 The Peerless Quartet
i October 1934 (unknown), Ernest V. Stoneman and Emmet Lundy
October 1931 Samantha Bumgarner
i February 1925 Henry Whitter
i April 18, 1934 Uncle "Am" Stuart
i October 1930 Uncle "Am" Stuart
September 1926 (unknown)
i February 1930 Fiddlin' John Carson and His Virginia Reelers
April 1924 Fiddlin' John Carson
October 1928 Fiddlin' John Carson
June 1934 Fiddlin' Powers and Family
1927 George Riley Puckett - Gid Tanner
March 1927 Collins & Natus
September 1929 Wendell Hall
  April 1928 Harry Fay REC, Ted Yorke REL
March 1925 Fiddlin' John Carson
i 1932 Clayton McMichen and Riley Puckett
i April 18, 1934 The Hill Billies [US]
March 1932 (unknown)
April 1929 Harry C. Browne
December 1926 (unknown)
1934 The Bentley Boys
June 1927 Fiddlin' John Carson
1927 (unknown), Henry Whitter
1927 (unknown)
i 1932 Burnett and Ruttledge (Dick Burnett [US1], Oscar Ruttledge)
April 1930 (unknown)
  1925 Uncle "Am" Stuart REC, Fiddlin' Powers and Family REL
October 1930 Fiddlin' John Carson and His Virginia Reelers
i February 1925 (unknown)
October 1927 Six Brown Brothers
1927 (unknown)
1927 Prince's Band
1931 (unknown)
September 1929 Samantha Bumgarner
i June 1926 Billy Golden
June 1926 Byron G. Harlan

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Alabama Jubilee Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett November 1926 Columbia [US]
Be Kind to a Man When He's Down Gid Tanner 1925 Columbia [US]
Big Ball in Town Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen November 1927 Columbia [US]
Bile Them Cabbage Down Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen April 1928 Columbia [US]
Black Eyed Susie Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett 1924 Columbia [US]
Boll Weevil Blues Gid Tanner February 1925 Columbia [US]
Boneparte's Retreat Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen December 1929 Columbia [US]
Bully of the Town Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett May 1926 Columbia [US]
Bully of the Town No. 2 Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen January 1931 Columbia [US]
Casey Jones Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen 1928 Columbia [US]
Cotton Patch Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers August 13, 1934 Bluebird
Dance All Night Long with a Bottle in Your Hand Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett December 1926 Columbia [US]
Dixie Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen June 1927 Columbia [US]
Down Yonder Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers July 18, 1934 Bluebird
Drink 'Er Down Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen October 1927 Columbia [US]
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers October 1931 Columbia [US]
Georgia Railroad Gid Tanner March 1925 Columbia [US]
Georgia Waggoner Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers April 18, 1934 Bluebird
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett September 1926 Columbia [US]
Hen Cackle Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen October 1928 Columbia [US]
Hen Cackle Gid Tanner April 1924 Columbia [US]
Ida Red Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers June 1934 Bluebird
It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen September 1929 Columbia [US]
Johnson's Old Grey Mule - Chicken Don't Roost Too High for Me - I Don't Love Nobody George Riley Puckett - Gid Tanner August 1924 Columbia [US]
Liberty Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen February 1929 Columbia [US]
McMichen's Breakdown Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers 1932 Columbia [US]
Molly Put the Kettle On Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers March 1932 Columbia [US]
Nancy Rollin Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen April 1929 Columbia [US]
Polly Woddle Doo Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen 1927 Columbia [US]
Rocky Pallet Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen February 1930 Columbia [US]
S-A-V-E-D Gid Tanner and Faith Norris October 1926 Columbia [US]
Shortening Bread Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett 1927 Columbia [US]
Skillet Licker Breakdown Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers April 18, 1934 Bluebird
Soldier's Joy Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers October 1934 Bluebird
Soldiers Joy Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen April 1930 Columbia [US]
Soldier, Will You Marry Me Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen August 1930 Columbia [US]
Sourwood Mountain Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett 1925 Columbia [US]
Sugar in the Gourd Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen October 1930 Columbia [US]
Tanner's Boarding House Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett 1934 Bluebird
The Arkansaw Traveler Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett February 1925 Columbia [US]
The Girl I Left Behind Me Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen 1927 Columbia [US]
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen 1931 Columbia [US]
Uncle Bud Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett March 1927 Columbia [US]
Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Aroun' Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett June 1926 Columbia [US]
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