- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Gid Tanner and his skillet lickers
- Creator:
- Daniel, Wayne W., 1929-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-23
- Subject:
- Tanner, Gid
Fiddlers--Georgia
Musicians--Georgia
Country musicians--Georgia
String bands--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers. Gid Tanner was one of the most widely recognized names among country music enthusiasts of the 1920s and 1930s. The group that he headed, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, was one of the most influential string bands that recorded during the formative years of the country music industry. The innovative approach, craftsmanship, and professionalism of this widely imitated ensemble was due in large part to the talents of such competent band members as Clayton McMichen on fiddle and Riley Puckett on guitar.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/gid-tanner-and-his-skillet-lickers/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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