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    • Jun 6, 1885
    Gid Tanner is born in Thomas Bridge, Georgia. The fiddler leads The Skillet Lickers, a 1920s string band that ranks among the pioneer recording acts in country music
    Dec 14, 1889
    Fiddler Bert Layne is born in Arkansas. He's a founding member of Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers, playing on "Bully Of The Town," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 7, 1894
    Riley Puckett is born near Alpharetta, Georgia. A founding member of the string band The Skillet Lickers, he becomes a pioneering country recording figure, making his first records in 1924
    May 28, 1898
    Fiddler Lowe Stokes is born in Elijay Gilmer County, Georgia. He plays with Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, taking part in their 1929 recording of "Soldier's Joy"
    Jan 26, 1900
    Fiddler Clayton McMichen is born in Allatoona, Georgia. He records as a member of Gid Tanner's Skillet Lickers, a string band that rises to importance in country music during the 1920s, before embarking on a solo career
    Apr 17, 1926
    Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett record "Bully Of The Town" in Atlanta. The title ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 29, 1929
    Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers record "Soldier's Joy" in Atlanta
    Dec 25, 1930
    Fiddler Lowe Stokes is shot near Cartersville, Georgia. His right hand is so badly damaged that it is subsequently amputated. Stokes played on Gid Tanner & The Skiller Lickers' recording of "Soldier's Joy"
    Jul 13, 1946
    Riley Puckett dies of blood poisoning in College Park, Georgia. The singer, guitarist and banjo player was one of country's seminal recording artists, leading the 1920s string band The Skillet Lickers
    May 13, 1960
    Gid Tanner dies in Dacula, Georgia. The singer, fiddler and banjo player began making records in 1924 as a leader of the string band The Skillet Lickers, making him one of country's recording pioneers
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