Gems of Bluegrass 921 The Skillet Lickers

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Gems of Bluegrass 921 The Skillet Lickers

Series: Gems of Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Length: 00:06:09

In the 1920’s record companies discovered a wealth of old time music talent in the south, and a southern audience for the music, too. So the companies searched for players to satisfy the appetite. With the Skillet Lickers, they not only found a group that pleased the fans, but one that would serve as a model for playing the music, decades later. Read the full description.

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Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture. Each Gem consists of multiple song clips with commentary over music beds.

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County lp Skillet Lickers Old Time Tunes 1927 - 1931 Leather Breeches
Columbia 78 rpm Riley Puckett M-O-T-H-E-R
RCA lp Various, Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett Smoky Mountain Ballads On Tanner’s Farm
County lp Skillet Lickers Old Time Tunes 1927 - 1931 Rock that Cradle Lucy
Voyager Skillet Lickers A Corn Licker Still in Georgia #3
Mudthumper Highwoods String Band Live Dance All Night
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In the 1920’s record companies discovered a wealth of old time music talent in the south, and a southern audience for the music, too. So the companies searched for players to satisfy the appetite. With the Skillet Lickers, they not only found a group that pleased the fans, but one that would serve as a model for playing the music, decades later.

OUTRO:

after the piece, you could play additional Skillet Licker music. THere is a great CD of the group's work on the County label. Or play some of the groups influenced by the Skillet Lickers such as the Highwoods String Band.

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