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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:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Riley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Alpharetta
- Place of death
- East Point
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Image
- RileyPuckett.jpg
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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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