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Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers - Bully Of The Town

by: Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers

Publication date: 1926-04-17

Topics: 78rpm, country, folk, oldtime, fiddle, oldtime-appalachian

Gid Tanner And His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett on vocals and guitar perform "Bully of the Town", recorded on April 17, 1926.

The song dates back to at least the late 1800s. It is a challenge raised by Mississippi rivermen looking for a fight with the locals in the towns where they'd dock.

Fiddler James Gideon "Gid" Tanner made his living as a farmer in Georgia. He was one of the first Southern country artists to record, making his first records in the mid 1920s.

Addeddate: 2006-03-30 23:24:17

Boxid: OL100020212

Identifier: Gid_Tanner-Bully_Of_The_Town

Run time: 3:03

Source: Original 78rpm disk digitized by old78collector

Year: 1926

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Reviewer: Abstract1 - - December 21, 2010
Subject: Great historic artist

Mr. Tanner is a big part of the foundation of country music and to a certain extent rock -n- roll draws heavily at times on his influences.

Definitely worth a listen.

Reviewer: TedL. - - October 14, 2008
Subject: Good

Good old song. Gid Tanner is a member of the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame in Macon.

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