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Gid Tanner
Background information
Birth nameJames Gideon Tanner
Also known asGid Tanner
BornJune 6, 1885
OriginThomas Bridge, near Monroe, Georgia, United States
DiedMay 13, 1960(1960-05-13) (aged 74)
Dacula, Georgia, United States
GenresOld-time music
Occupation(s)Country musician, chicken farmer
InstrumentsFiddle, banjo
Years active1920s–1930s

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.[1] 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).

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