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    • Jun 6, 1885
    Gid Tanner is born in Thomas Bridge, Georgia. The fiddler leads The Skillet Lickers, a 1920s string band that ranks among the pioneer recording acts in country music
    Mar 7, 1924
    Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett hold their first recording session for Columbia Records in New York. The date includes a cover of "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane"
    Apr 17, 1926
    Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett record "Bully Of The Town" in Atlanta. The title ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 29, 1929
    Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers record "Soldier's Joy" in Atlanta
    May 13, 1960
    Gid Tanner dies in Dacula, Georgia. The singer, fiddler and banjo player began making records in 1924 as a leader of the string band The Skillet Lickers, making him one of country's recording pioneers
    Sep 17, 1988
    Billy Joe Royal and Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers join the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during the institution's 10th annual induction ceremony at the World Congress Center in Atlanta
    Dec 10, 2002
    Sony releases a three-CD album, "Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America." It includes The Carter Family's "Can The Circle Be Unbroken," plus tracks by Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, Marty Robbins, Louise Massey and Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers
    Jan 12, 2003
    PBS debuts "Freedom: The Story Of Us." Music includes The Carter Family's "Can The Circle Be Unbroken," plus Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Gene Autry, Louise Massey & The Westerners and Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers appear on the list with "Bully Of The Town"
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