Rev. D. C. Rice
Reverend D. C. Rice (c. 1888 in Barbour County, Alabama – March 1973 in Montgomery, Alabama) was a preacher and singer. He was raised as a Baptist by his father, and moved to Chicago during World War I. There he joined The Church of the Living God, Pentecostal, and in 1920 became a preacher in this denomination. Following the examples of Rev. J. M. Gates and Rev. F. W. McGee, in March 1928 Rice made his first recordings for the Vocalion label in Chicago, and over the period until July 1930 he recorded a total of 28 sides although two are lost. These are described in terms such as "Rev D. C. Rice, sermons with singing, assisted by His Congregation". Many of the performances begin with Rice intoning a verse from the Bible and then giving a short sermon, his voice rising and falling with blues inflections, while members of the congregation respond with "amen". Then Rice leads the ensemble into a hymn, generally of an evangelical type. Rice's singing dominates the recordings, the other singers providing harmonized support. The instrumental accompaniment is by piano plus one or more of mandolin, string or brass bass, triangle or other small percussion, trumpet, and trombone. Rice continued to be active in black churches, as a preacher and ultimately a bishop. Music continued to feature in his religious career but no further recordings are known after 1930. His 1928-30 recordings have been issued on LP (Herwin Records) and on CD (Document Records), finding favour with enthusiasts for early gospel music, blues, and jazz. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1888, Died March 1, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, vocalist, author
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C2009 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Come and see | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2010 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Lord keep me with a mind | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2011 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Leaving all to follow Jesus | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2074 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | Shall not a dog move his tongue | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2075 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | Take my yoke upon you | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2076 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | The wise and the foolish virgins | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2206 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | Shall not a dog move his tongue | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2207 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | Take My yoke upon you | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2208 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | The wise and the foolish virgins | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2209 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | A sure foundation | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2210 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | I will arise and go to my father | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3001 | 10-in. | 2/22/1929 | He’s got His eye on you | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with singing | speaker, author | |
Brunswick | C3002 | 10-in. | 2/22/1929 | I’m in the battlefield for my Lord | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with singing | speaker, author | |
Brunswick | C3085 | 10-in. | 3/9/1929 | I’m pressing on | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with singing | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3086 | 10-in. | 3/9/1929 | No night there | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with singing | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3923 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Jesus Christ, the wonderful counsellor | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3924 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Will they welcome me there? | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3925 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Leaning on the everlasting arm | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3926 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Glory to His name | Rev. D. C. Rice | Sermon, with vocal ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C4739 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | Sin is to blame | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4740 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | Tell it over again | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4741 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | Who do you call that wonderful counsellor? | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4742 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | I mean to live so God can use me | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4743 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | Blessed quietness | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | speaker | |
Brunswick | C4744 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | I shall not be removed | Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers | Vocal ensemble, with tuba, piano, and traps | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rice, D. C., Rev.," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106766.
Rice, D. C., Rev.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106766.
"Rice, D. C., Rev.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rice, D. C., Rev. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93008206
Wikidata: Rev. D.C. Rice - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5203381
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48433266
MusicBrainz: Rev. D.C. Rice - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cef9f009-0311-4662-843b-3f533090c2a3
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