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Gid Tanner and the skillet lickers

September 22, 2023 sean
Gid Tanner and the skillet lickers
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Deadwax 78's
Gid Tanner and the skillet lickers
Sep 22, 2023
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So a chicken farmer a mechanic a farm hand and a blind musician walk into a room ... and thats how you end up with a legendary country group

When Gid Tanner teamed up with blind guitarist Riley Puckett and signed to Columbia in 1924, they created the label's earliest so-called "hillbilly" recording. Gid Tanner formed The Skillet Lickers in 1926. The first line-up was Gid Tanner farmer, Riley Puckett blind musician, Clayton McMichen mechanic and Fate Norris. Farm hand and Between 1926 and 1931 they recorded 88 sides for Columbia, 

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So a chicken farmer a mechanic a farm hand and a blind musician walk into a room ... and thats how you end up with a legendary country group

When Gid Tanner teamed up with blind guitarist Riley Puckett and signed to Columbia in 1924, they created the label's earliest so-called "hillbilly" recording. Gid Tanner formed The Skillet Lickers in 1926. The first line-up was Gid Tanner farmer, Riley Puckett blind musician, Clayton McMichen mechanic and Fate Norris. Farm hand and Between 1926 and 1931 they recorded 88 sides for Columbia,