Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers Video

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Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers Music Guide Video reveals the best recordings of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers.   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).   #music #Countrymusic #gidtanner #rileypuckett #fiddlemusic #hillbillymusic #earlycountrymusic #stringbands#mountainmusic

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00:00Kid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers

00:03was one of the best and most imitated bands of early country music.

00:09This talented string band featured fiddle player Tanner,

00:13supported by the superb guitarist Riley Puckett, one of the finest musicians of early country music.

00:21The recordings of this band had a huge influence on the direction that country music would take,

00:26with an emphasis on fast fiddle playing and irreverent and humorous song lyrics.

00:34The band was formed in Georgia in 1926 and made their first recordings that year for Columbia

00:41with the sides Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan and Alabama Jubilee.

00:49The band's subsequent recordings, Bully of the Town and Pass Around the Bottle,

00:56will all take a drink. Turn the band into country music stars.

01:03The band would continue to record colorful tunes throughout the 1920s, such as

01:09Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand, She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain,

01:15Drink Her Down, Hen Cackle, and Hog Killing Day.

01:20The Skillet Lickers music is available through several compilations, the best of which

01:25is the six-volume Complete Recorded Works from the year 2000.

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