The Skillet Lickers – 100 Years: 1926-1936 (Blue LP Vinyl)
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Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett, Clayton McMichen, and the rest of the Skillet Lickers crew were recording in Atlanta a full decade before anyone called it country music. What they laid down for Columbia starting in 1926 was essentially the blueprint, rowdy string band energy translated to shellac and sent out across the South on a medium most rural musicians had never encountered. A hundred years on, that sound still has dirt under its fingernails.
A limited 180gm blue colored vinyl centenary release celebrating the 1926-1936 recordings of Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers, pioneers of early country music. Document Records celebrates the centenary of the first recordings by Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers with this special limited edition vinyl release. Recorded in Atlanta for Columbia Records beginning in 1926, the group played a defining role in shaping what would become commercial country music, blending old-time string band traditions with a new recorded sound. This album brings together some of their most influential performances, including "Bully Of The Town," "Pass Around The Bottle," and "Old Joe Clark," capturing the raw energy and musical character that made the Skillet Lickers one of the most important acts of their era.
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UPC: 714298100013
Label: Document
Release Date: 8.21.26
Format: LP Vinyl