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,