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Gid Tanner

Biography

James Gideon Tanner (June 6, 1885 – May 13, 1960) was an American musician and old-time fiddler, regarding as one of the earliest stars and pioneers of 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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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

37 releases · 13 albums · active 1965–2016

  • Other credits · 40
  • Performance · 24

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • The Skillet Lickers
  • Gid Tanner And His Skillet Lickers

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