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Also known as George Riley Puckett

American musician (1894–1946)

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It sits within the topics 1894 births, 1946 deaths and 20th-century American singer-songwriters.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1894-05-07
Active to
1946-07-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,212
Total plays
37,738

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George Riley Puckett (7 May 1894 - 14 July 1946) was a country music pioneer, born in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. An accident during infancy left him blind. He sang and played guitar and banjo. He was first heard on the radio as a part of Clayton McMichen's Hometown Band; he was also a member of Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers. (& see Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers) 'Rock All Our Babies to Sleep' established him as probably the first country-music artist to yodel on records. <a href="https:

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Instance of
human
Given name
Riley
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Alpharetta
Place of death
East Point
Occupation
songwriter
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Riley Puckett
start of work period
1924-00-00
date of birth
1894-05-07
date of death
1946-07-13
medical condition
blindness
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