Hoke Rice

By Tony Russell, Praguefrank

SESSIONS see also Rice Brothers Gang. Also recorded with Slim Barton and Eddie Mapp

Ca April 1929 Long Island City, NY – Hoke Rice,* and His Southern String Band (Hoke Rice [speech/gt], William Archer Chumbler [mandolin*], poss. Howard Coker [fiddle*])

001 391 CHINESE BREAKDOWN QRS R.9010 Paramount 3229 3308 Broadway 8178

002 392 MACON, GEORGIA BREAKDOWN QRS 9010 Paramount 3229 3308 Broadway 8178

003 393 WAITING FOR A TRAIN  QRS R.9012

004 396 DOWN YONDER* QRS unissued

Ca April 1929 Long Island City, NY – Hoke Rice (Hoke Rice [vcl/yodel/gt], poss. William Archer Chumbler [mandolin-1])

005 401 LULLABY YODEL  QRS R.9012

006 412 WAY DOWN SOUTH BY THE SEA ARS R.9022 Paramount 3212 Broadway 8164

007 413-A I’M LONELY AND BLUE QRS R.9022 [alt.] Paramount 3212 Broadway 8164

008 417-A AIN’T THAT KIND OF A CAT YODEL R.9015 3239 8192

009 418-A DOWN IN A SOUTHERN TOWN YODEL  R.9015 3239 8192

Ca April 1929 Long Island City, NY – Hoke Rice and His Guitar (Hoke Rice [vcl/yodel/gt])

010 478 THE DIRTY HANGOUT WHERE I STAYED – PART 1  QRS R.9037

011 479 THE OLD CONCERT HALL IN THE BOWERY unissued

012 480 AT THE END OF THE SUNSET TRAIL unissued

013 481 THE DIRTY HANGOUT WHERE I STAYED – PART 2  QRS R.9037

15 April 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, In – Hoke Rice (Hoke Rice [vcl/gt])

014 G15048 WAITIN‘FOR A TRAIN Gennett 6839 Champion  15767 Supertone 9496

015 G15050 BLUE YODEL NO. 3 6835 15727  Supertone 9425

016 G15051 BLUE YODEL NO. 4  6835 15727  Supertone 9425

Split session with Allie and Pearl Brock

16 April 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Hoke Rice (Hoke Rice [vcl/gt])

017 G15054 UNEXPLAINED BLUES 7067 Challenge 424

018 G15055 OH SWEET MAMA BLUES7067 Challenge 424

019 G15057-B LULLABY YODEL* 6839 15767  Supertone 9476

Split session with Allie and Pearl Brock

16 April 1929 Gennett Recording Studio, Starr Piano Company Building, Whitewater Gorge Park, Richmond, IN – Hoke Rice,* and Louie Donaldson

020 G15061 THE GANG'S ALL HERE*  6885 Challenge 427

021 G15062 BOGEY ALLEY*  6885

022 G15063 I'M GONNA LIVE ON HIGH rejected

18 March 1930 Atlanta, GA –  Hoke Rice and His Hoky Poky Boys (Hoke Rice [vcl/gt]/speach], prob. William Atcher Chumbler [mandolin/vcl], Tom ? [clarinet])

023 ATL-905 I DON‘T LOVE NOBODY  Brunswick 482

024 ATL-906 GEORGIA CAL Brunswick 482

025 ATL-920 BROWN MULE SLIDE  Brunswick 416/BACM CD D 117

026 ATL-921 GEORGIA JUBILEE Brunswick 416/ BACM CD D 117

027 ATL-936 PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET  Brunswick 473

028 ATL-937 WABASH BLUES  Brunswick 473

BACM CD D 117 RICE BROTHERS GANG/KING COTTON STOMP (UK, 2005)

20 March 1930 Atlanta, GA – Archie Lee, Bill Brown, Pops Melvin, Hoke Rice, Pink Lindsey, Judge Lee

029 ATL-961/4 A BOTTLEGGER‘S JOIN IN ATLANTA – PART 1  Brunswick 419

030 ATL-965/7 A BOTTLEGGER‘S JOIN IN ATLANTA – PART 2  Brunswick 419

21 March 1930 Atlanta, GA –  Hoke Rice

031 ATL-913 THE DEATH OF CLARK, THE BANDIT  rejected

032 ATL-935 THE BEGGAR‘S DAUGHTER  rejected

033 ATL-980/1 THE GIRL FROM NATCHEZ  rejected

10 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Lowe Stokes and Hoke Rice

034 ATL-6603 JAPANESE STOMP  unissued

035 ATL-6604 LIBERTY NUMBER ONE  unissued

12 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Swamp Rooters (Hoke Rice [gt], Bert Layne [fiddle], Lowe Stokes [fiddle])

S01 ATL-6633  SWAMP CAT RAG  Brunswick 556

S02 ATL-6634  CITACO  Brunswick 556

12 November 1930 Atlanta, GA –  Hoke Rice and Harry Stark

036 ATL-6635 MAMMY'S LITTLE PICKANINNIES       Brunswick 552  

037 ATL-6636 FLOATING DOWN TO COTTON TOWN      Brunswick 552  

12 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Georgia Pot Lickers (Dan Tucker [vcl], Hoke Rice [gt], Lowe Stokes [fiddle])

G01 ATL-6637  CHICKEN, DON'T ROOST TOO HIGH     Brunswick 595 

G02 ATL-6638  UP JUMPED THE RABBIT    Brunswick 595 

15 November 1930 Atlanta, GA – Swamp Rooters (Hoke Rice [gt], Bert Layne [fiddle], Lowe Stokes [fiddle])

S03 ATL-6678 GETTIN¢ AWAY  unissued

S04 ATL-6679 HICKORY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN  unissued

S05 ATL-6680 SALLY JOHNSON  unissued

S06 ATL-6681 SHOOT THE BUFFALO  unissued

SINGLES

QRS (1929)

R.9010  Chinese Breakdown /  Macon, Georgia Breakdown – 29 (also on Paramount 3229 3308 Broadway 8178)

R.9012 Waiting For A Train / Lullaby Yodel - 29

R.9015 Ain’t That Kind Of A Cat Yodel / Down In A Southern Town Yodel – 29 (also on Paramount 3239 and Broadway 8192)

R.9022 Way Down South By The Sea /  I’m Lonely And Blue  – 29  (also on  Paramount 3212 Broadway 8164, B-side is alt. take)

R.9037 The Dirty Hangout Where I Stayed – Part 1 /  The Dirty Hangout Where I Stayed – Part 2 – 29

Gennett (1929)

GE-6835 Blue Yodel No. 3 / Blue Yodel No. 4 - 29 (reissued on Champion 15727  and Supertone 9425)

GE-6839 Waitin‘For A Train / Lullaby Yodel – 29 (reissued on  Champion 15767,  Supertone 9476)

GE-6885 The Gang's All Here / Bogey Alley – 29 w. Louie Donaldson

GE-7067 Unexplained Blues / Oh Sweet Mama Blues -  (reissued on Challenge 424)

Brunswick (1930)

416 Brown Mule Slide /  Georgia Jubilee - 30

419 Bottlegger‘s Join In Atlanta – Part 1 / A Bottlegger‘s Join In Atlanta – Part 2 – 30 Archie Lee, Bill Brown, Pops Melvin, Hoke Rice, Pink Lindsey, Judge Lee

473 Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / Wabash Blues – 30

482 I Don’t  Love Nobody /  Georgia Cal - 30

552 Mammy's Little Pickaninnies / Floating Down To Cotton Town - 30? W. Harry Stark

556 Swamp Cat Rag / Citaco – ca 12-30 Swamp Rooters

595 Chicken, Don't Roost Too High / Up Jumped The Rabbit – 31 Georgie Pot Lickers