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Artist Biography For Rev. D.C. Rice

Reverend D. C. Rice Born Barbour County Alabama C.1888 Died Montgomery Alabama March 1973 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.

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