Skillet Lickers-Hawkins Rag-1934

[badgerbeth2]

and then their instruments burst into flame

[preservationhall01]

@badgerbeth2 Ezra's pickin fingers did get burned on the hot mandolin strings. ROTFLMAO

[jim7684]

Fantastic adding this to my faves.

[stevegoldfield]

i have to laugh at the notion that it isn't old-time because it rocks. Where do you think bluegrass got its energy?

[ratherknotty]

The mandolin player must have influenced Bill Monroe just as The Delmore Brothers 1933 records and their Grand Ol' Opry appearances must have. Bluegrass is a fusion of everthing that went before + Bill Monroe + Earl Scruggs = Bluegrass. Bob Wills very first records are not far off Old Time fiddle.but instead it developed into Western Swing

[ratherknotty]

This has to be classed as Bluegrass rather than Old Time!!!It really rocks.

[preservationhall01]

@ratherknotty How about "old time bluegrass" ? - it was done in 1934 after all. Thanks for commenting.

[karaokegang]

Wow! I love the Skillet Lickers - Riley Puckett was a fantastic blind guitarist. I just happened upon these videos by chance.

[Cloud11892]

you guys should listen to the skillet lickers - run nigger run .

alot better than this shit....

[keepinguptheday]

What a stunning rag!!!

[ghostofchat77]

Take your shoes off! ;)

[chunhaylee]

the guitarist's thumping bass line is just flat out amazing.

[ivanrorick]

The 1934 recordings are some of the best!

Some nitpicking: that guy at 0:47 is John Patterson, not Gordon Tanner. Gordon is the guy holding the fiddle bow on the right who is cut off from the picture in this video. Also, Gid is playing the banjo in this recording, not the fiddle.

[preservationhall01]

@ivanrorick Thanks for your info. I wasn't sure after I put this vid up if was really Gordon Tanner and who was playing what other than being sure of Ezra Hawkins on mandolin.

[Squarerig]

I have never heard them before and am most pleasantly surprised!Wonderful music and what a group!More than five stars!

[preservationhall01]

@Squarerig This group wasn't the original Skillet Lickers. If you care to hear the original group, Soldier's Joy is on this channel. Thanks for your comment.

[mmw453]

super!! , these guys were great.

[mortierfreak]

Those 1934 San Antonio recording session provided us with a lot of great recordings.

For me the real star of these recordings is Erza"Ted"Hawkins.

So little is known about him as he didn't make any more recordings with The Skillet Lickers(although he was acqainted with the varoius mebers of the grpoup!)

Greetings from Belgium

[preservationhall01]

@mortierfreak A lot of future stars came out of those recording sessions-I have several others on this channel such as Lydia Mendoza.

[RoyFive]

First heard this off a ragtime compilation LP at the downtown library--just shortly before LPs were taken out to make room for CDs. Thanks for the upload, preservationhall01!!

[dickeazy440]

This music makes me think of listening to it with my grandparents as a child a very long time ago, it seems. Thanks for digging it up for old farts like me who need to hear it from time to time.

[preservationhall01]

My pleasure-glad you enjoyed this.

[TorontoEd7]

Wow, great old time music. This has many elements of bluegrass which i listen to and play. Thanks for making an excellent video and site!

[preservationhall01]

And thanks for your kind comments Ed.

[nichmars]

Great sound! I don't think I've ever heard mandolin from them before. thanks.

[preservationhall01]

I think most of the rare '34 recordings had Hawkins playing on mandolin. Still trying to find more of those '34 gems.

[kickingmule]

Good Stuff !!!

Old time rag by Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers. Now I "feel at home" !

Also a very good video.

Always great to watch while listening, so I listen 3 times.

First music, second pictures and third I give you 5 ***** ! *smile*

[preservationhall01]

Glad to hear you "feel at home" here on the old music channel. Thanks for visiting Urban!

[idasynco]

Great drivin' rhythms, yee haw!!

[HarborGuy]

Some great "picken" loved the old photos......

[preservationhall01]

Thanks for your comment.