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Release Date: Apr 02, 2012
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Audio Remasterer: Pat Harrison.
Recording information: Atlanta, GA (03/29/1927); San Antonio, TX (03/29/1927); Atlanta, GA (03/29/1934); San Antonio, TX (03/29/1934); Atlanta, GA (03/30/1934); San Antonio, TX (03/30/1934); Atlanta, GA (04/01/1927); San Antonio, TX (04/01/1927); Atlanta, GA (04/08/1929); San Antonio, TX (04/08/1929); Atlanta, GA (04/10/1928); San Antonio, TX (04/10/1928); Atlanta, GA (04/13/1928); San Antonio, TX (04/13/1928); Atlanta, GA (04/14/1930); San Antonio, TX (04/14/1930); Atlanta, GA (04/15/1930); San Antonio, TX (04/15/1930); Atlanta, GA (04/17/1926); San Antonio, TX (04/17/1926); Atlanta, GA (04/20/1926); San Antonio, TX (04/20/1926); Atlanta, GA (10/22/1928); San Antonio, TX (10/22/1928); Atlanta, GA (10/24/1931); San Antonio, TX (10/24/1931); Atlanta, GA (10/29/1929); San Antonio, TX (10/29/1929); Atlanta, GA (10/31/1927); San Antonio, TX (10/31/1927); Atlanta, GA (11/01/1927); San Antonio, TX (11/01/1927); Atlanta, GA (11/02/1926); San Antonio, TX (11/02/1926); Atlanta, GA (11/02/1929); San Antonio, TX (11/02/1929); Atlanta, GA (11/03/1926); San Antonio, TX (11/03/1926); Atlanta, GA (12/04/1930); San Antonio, TX (12/04/1930).
The Skillet Lickers were a multi-fiddle powerhouse in the 1920s, the old-timey equivalent of a feuding rock & roll supergroup, whose jazz ensemble flash made them arguably the greatest and most exciting string band of all time. Ace fiddlers Gid Tanner, Clayton McMichen, Bert Layne, and one-handed Lowe Stokes were all members, in various combinations. Anchored by Riley Puckett's steady bass runs on guitar, they blazed a path through the dance reels of the day, taking them to soaring heights. This four-disc set is the most complete collection of the Skillet Lickers currently out there, covering sessions recorded in Atlanta and San Antonio between 1926 and 1934. Fiddle standards like "Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia," "Cripple Creek," and "Sugar in the Gourd" are all tackled here at breakneck speed, which is pretty much how these guys did everything. ~ Steve Leggett
Recording information: Atlanta, GA (03/29/1927); San Antonio, TX (03/29/1927); Atlanta, GA (03/29/1934); San Antonio, TX (03/29/1934); Atlanta, GA (03/30/1934); San Antonio, TX (03/30/1934); Atlanta, GA (04/01/1927); San Antonio, TX (04/01/1927); Atlanta, GA (04/08/1929); San Antonio, TX (04/08/1929); Atlanta, GA (04/10/1928); San Antonio, TX (04/10/1928); Atlanta, GA (04/13/1928); San Antonio, TX (04/13/1928); Atlanta, GA (04/14/1930); San Antonio, TX (04/14/1930); Atlanta, GA (04/15/1930); San Antonio, TX (04/15/1930); Atlanta, GA (04/17/1926); San Antonio, TX (04/17/1926); Atlanta, GA (04/20/1926); San Antonio, TX (04/20/1926); Atlanta, GA (10/22/1928); San Antonio, TX (10/22/1928); Atlanta, GA (10/24/1931); San Antonio, TX (10/24/1931); Atlanta, GA (10/29/1929); San Antonio, TX (10/29/1929); Atlanta, GA (10/31/1927); San Antonio, TX (10/31/1927); Atlanta, GA (11/01/1927); San Antonio, TX (11/01/1927); Atlanta, GA (11/02/1926); San Antonio, TX (11/02/1926); Atlanta, GA (11/02/1929); San Antonio, TX (11/02/1929); Atlanta, GA (11/03/1926); San Antonio, TX (11/03/1926); Atlanta, GA (12/04/1930); San Antonio, TX (12/04/1930).
The Skillet Lickers were a multi-fiddle powerhouse in the 1920s, the old-timey equivalent of a feuding rock & roll supergroup, whose jazz ensemble flash made them arguably the greatest and most exciting string band of all time. Ace fiddlers Gid Tanner, Clayton McMichen, Bert Layne, and one-handed Lowe Stokes were all members, in various combinations. Anchored by Riley Puckett's steady bass runs on guitar, they blazed a path through the dance reels of the day, taking them to soaring heights. This four-disc set is the most complete collection of the Skillet Lickers currently out there, covering sessions recorded in Atlanta and San Antonio between 1926 and 1934. Fiddle standards like "Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia," "Cripple Creek," and "Sugar in the Gourd" are all tackled here at breakneck speed, which is pretty much how these guys did everything. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Soldier's Joy
2 - Rock That Cradle Lucy
3 - Bonaparte's Retreat
4 - Cripple Creek
5 - Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia
6 - There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
7 - Rocky Pallet
8 - Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 1
9 - Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 2
10 - Pass Around the Bottle and We'll All Take a Drink
11 - Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
12 - Alabama Jubilee
13 - Bully of the Town
14 - Where Did You Get That Hat
15 - Goodbye Booze
16 - Mississippi Sawyer
17 - Georgia Waggoner
18 - Rufus
19 - Cumberland Gap on a Buckin' Mule
20 - Hawkins Rag
21 - Skillet Licker Breakdown
22 - Devilish Mary
23 - Old Dan Tucker
24 - Nancy Rollin'
25 - Soldier Will You Marry Me
Disc 2:
1 - Sal's Gone to the Cider Mill
2 - New Arkansas Traveller
3 - Leather Breeches
4 - Sugar in the Gourd
5 - Georgia Wagner
6 - Watermelon on the Vine
7 - Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
8 - Fiddler's Convention in Georgia, Pt. 1
9 - Fiddler's Convention in Georgia, Pt. 2
10 - Settin' in the Chimney Jamb
11 - Prettiest Little Girl in the County
12 - Black Eyed Susie
13 - Cotton-Eyed Joe
14 - Tanner's Boarding House
15 - On Tanner's Farm
16 - Down Yonder
17 - Back Up and Push
18 - Git Along
19 - Whoa, Mule, Whoa
20 - Shortening Bread
21 - Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand
22 - She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain
23 - I Don't Love Nobody
24 - I Got Mine
25 - Old Joe Clark
Disc 3:
1 - Darktown Strutters' Ball
2 - Drink 'Er Down
3 - Dixie
4 - Girl I Left Behind Me
5 - Old Gray Mare
6 - John Henry (The Steel Drivin' Man)
7 - Johnson's Old Gray Mule
8 - Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, Pt. 1
9 - Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, Pt. 2
10 - Bile Them Cabbage Down
11 - It's a Long Way to Tipperary
12 - Old McDonald Had a Farm
13 - Big Ball in Town
14 - I'm Satisfied
15 - Three Nights Drunk
16 - Buckin' Mule
17 - Sleeping Lulu
18 - McMichen's Breakdown
19 - Molly Put the Kettle On
20 - Whistlin' Rufus
21 - Miss McCleod's Reel
22 - Four Cent Cotton
23 - Cacklin' Hen and Rooster Too
24 - Rickett's Hornpipe
25 - Ride Old Buck to Water
Disc 4:
1 - Show Me the Way to Go Home
2 - Cotton Baggin'
3 - Rovin' Gambler
4 - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
5 - Going on Down Town
6 - Mississippi Sawyer
7 - Flatwoods
8 - Never Seen the Likes Since Gettin' Upstairs
9 - Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 1
10 - Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 2
11 - Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around
12 - Turkey in the Straw
13 - Polly Wolly Doo
14 - Uncle Bud
15 - Liberty
16 - Sal Let Me Chaw Your Rosin
17 - Slow Buck
18 - Cumberland Gap
19 - Hen Cackle
20 - Tra-Le-La-La
21 - Hinkey-Dinkey-Dee
22 - Keep Your Gal at Home
23 - Cotton Patch
24 - Flop-Eared Mule
25 - Soldier's Joy
1 - Soldier's Joy
2 - Rock That Cradle Lucy
3 - Bonaparte's Retreat
4 - Cripple Creek
5 - Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia
6 - There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
7 - Rocky Pallet
8 - Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 1
9 - Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 2
10 - Pass Around the Bottle and We'll All Take a Drink
11 - Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
12 - Alabama Jubilee
13 - Bully of the Town
14 - Where Did You Get That Hat
15 - Goodbye Booze
16 - Mississippi Sawyer
17 - Georgia Waggoner
18 - Rufus
19 - Cumberland Gap on a Buckin' Mule
20 - Hawkins Rag
21 - Skillet Licker Breakdown
22 - Devilish Mary
23 - Old Dan Tucker
24 - Nancy Rollin'
25 - Soldier Will You Marry Me
Disc 2:
1 - Sal's Gone to the Cider Mill
2 - New Arkansas Traveller
3 - Leather Breeches
4 - Sugar in the Gourd
5 - Georgia Wagner
6 - Watermelon on the Vine
7 - Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
8 - Fiddler's Convention in Georgia, Pt. 1
9 - Fiddler's Convention in Georgia, Pt. 2
10 - Settin' in the Chimney Jamb
11 - Prettiest Little Girl in the County
12 - Black Eyed Susie
13 - Cotton-Eyed Joe
14 - Tanner's Boarding House
15 - On Tanner's Farm
16 - Down Yonder
17 - Back Up and Push
18 - Git Along
19 - Whoa, Mule, Whoa
20 - Shortening Bread
21 - Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand
22 - She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain
23 - I Don't Love Nobody
24 - I Got Mine
25 - Old Joe Clark
Disc 3:
1 - Darktown Strutters' Ball
2 - Drink 'Er Down
3 - Dixie
4 - Girl I Left Behind Me
5 - Old Gray Mare
6 - John Henry (The Steel Drivin' Man)
7 - Johnson's Old Gray Mule
8 - Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, Pt. 1
9 - Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, Pt. 2
10 - Bile Them Cabbage Down
11 - It's a Long Way to Tipperary
12 - Old McDonald Had a Farm
13 - Big Ball in Town
14 - I'm Satisfied
15 - Three Nights Drunk
16 - Buckin' Mule
17 - Sleeping Lulu
18 - McMichen's Breakdown
19 - Molly Put the Kettle On
20 - Whistlin' Rufus
21 - Miss McCleod's Reel
22 - Four Cent Cotton
23 - Cacklin' Hen and Rooster Too
24 - Rickett's Hornpipe
25 - Ride Old Buck to Water
Disc 4:
1 - Show Me the Way to Go Home
2 - Cotton Baggin'
3 - Rovin' Gambler
4 - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
5 - Going on Down Town
6 - Mississippi Sawyer
7 - Flatwoods
8 - Never Seen the Likes Since Gettin' Upstairs
9 - Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 1
10 - Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 2
11 - Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around
12 - Turkey in the Straw
13 - Polly Wolly Doo
14 - Uncle Bud
15 - Liberty
16 - Sal Let Me Chaw Your Rosin
17 - Slow Buck
18 - Cumberland Gap
19 - Hen Cackle
20 - Tra-Le-La-La
21 - Hinkey-Dinkey-Dee
22 - Keep Your Gal at Home
23 - Cotton Patch
24 - Flop-Eared Mule
25 - Soldier's Joy