Riley Puckett collection, ca.1925-1946.

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Riley Puckett collection, ca.1925-1946.

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The Puckett collection consists of one folder containing a brief biography of and list of recordings made by Riley Puckett, and nine photographic images of Puckett, his family, and other contemporary country musicians. Both the printed materials and the photographic images are copies made from the originals.

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Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7165980

Georgia State University

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Skillet Lickers

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Puckett, Riley, 1894-1946

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Riley Puckett was born May 7, 1894, and was blinded shortly after birth. Despite his condition, Puckett became proficient as a vocalist, guitarist and banjo player, performing with many Atlanta area country groups, including the Hometown Boys String Band, the Skillet Lickers, the Sand Sifters, the Georgia Red Hots and the Georgia Hot Shots. Puckett also recorded over 200 solo records for the Columbia, Decca and Bluebird labels; after Fiddlin' John Carson, Puckett was the most frequently recorded...

WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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WSB (Welcome South, Brother) Radio, the first radio station in the south, began broadcasting on March 15, 1922. From the description of WSB Radio Broadcasting Script, 1939. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 50144464 WSB Radio was the first radio station to broadcast from the city of Atlanta, with its first broadcast on March 15, 1922. The station was originally owned and operated by the Atlanta journal newspaper. Both the Atlanta journal and WSB were pur...