Skillet Lickers, Vol. 4: 1929-1930

• Artist: The Skillet Lickers
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• Release Date: September 08, 2000
• Type: Compilation (best of), Contains explicit content
• Genre: Country

Review

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. Fiddle standards "Soldier's Joy," "Boneparte's Retreat," "Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia," "Cripple Creek," and "Sugar in the Gourd" are all tackled on this collection at break-neck speed. At their best, the Skillet Lickers achieved a kind of wild ensemble joy, breaking through to heaven with tracks like "Rock That Cradle Lucy" or "Sal's Gone to the Cider Mill," both included here. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rocky Pallet		The Skillet Lickers	(2:56)
Soldiers Joy	M. Christian, Traditional	The Skillet Lickers	(3:01)
Rock That Cradle Lucy		The Skillet Lickers	(3:00)
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-Night	Theodore Metz	The Skillet Lickers	(3:19)
Boneparte's Retreat		The Skillet Lickers	(3:13)
Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia		The Skillet Lickers	(3:05)
Giddap Napolean		The Skillet Lickers	(3:10)
Cripple Creek		The Skillet Lickers	(3:08)
Kickapoo Medicine Show, Pt. 1		The Skillet Lickers	(3:15)
Kickapoo Medicine Show, Pt. 2		The Skillet Lickers	(3:21)
A Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 1		The Skillet Lickers	(3:17)
A Night in a Blind Tiger, Pt. 2		The Skillet Lickers	(3:18)
A Bee Hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek, Pt. 1		The Skillet Lickers	(3:01)
A Bee Hunt on Hill for Sartin Creek, Pt. 2		The Skillet Lickers	(3:11)
Leather Breeches		The Skillet Lickers	(3:04)
New Arkansaw Traveller		The Skillet Lickers	(3:07)
Sugar in the Gourd		The Skillet Lickers	(3:11)
Georgia Wagner		The Skillet Lickers	(3:05)
Sal's Gone to the Cider Mill		The Skillet Lickers	(3:05)
Nigger in the Woodpile		The Skillet Lickers	(3:04)
Devilish Mary		The Skillet Lickers	(3:11)
Soldier, Will You Marry Me		The Skillet Lickers	(3:17)

Credits

Riley Puckett (Guitar), Gid Tanner (Vocal Effect), Dan Hornsby (Performer), Fate Norris (Performer), Frank Walker (Performer), Gid Tanner (Performer), Hugh Cross (Performer), Riley Puckett (Soloist), Riley Puckett (Vocals), Tony Russell (Liner Notes), Fate Norris (Banjo), Gid Tanner (Vocal Harmony), Lowe Stokes (Performer), Bert Layne (Fiddle), Riley Puckett (Performer), Lowe Stokes (Fiddle), Bert Layne (Performer), Clayton McMichen (Fiddle), Dan Hornsby (Vocals), Clayton McMichen (Performer), Clayton McMichen (Vocal Harmony)