Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers Music Guide Video

Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers Music Guide Video reveals the best recordings of Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers.

James Gideon "Gid" Tanner (June 6, 1885 – May 13, 1960) was an American old-time fiddler and one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Its most notable members were Clayton McMichen (fiddle and vocal), Dan Hornsby (vocals), Riley Puckett (guitar and vocal) and Robert Lee Sweat (guitar).