Pace Jubilee Singers

The Pace Jubilee Singers were a gospel group founded by Charles Henry Pace in Chicago in 1925, and one of the first gospel groups to be recorded. They recorded more than 40 songs for Victor and for Brunswick Records in 1926–29, including spirituals arranged by Pace, and songs and hymns by Pace and Charles Albert Tindley and others. They performed in close harmony style, usually accompanied by piano or organ. Thomas A. Dorsey was briefly associated with them. In their later recordings, Hattie Parker is identified as soloist.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group, Musical group

Notes: Their first recording date is credited to Rocky Mountain Jubilee Singers in Victor ledgers.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 77 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-48834	10-in.	1/29/1929	The haven of rest	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48835	10-in.	1/29/1929	In that city	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48836	10-in.	1/29/1929	No night there	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48837	10-in.	1/29/1929	I've done my work	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48838	10-in.	1/29/1929	My task	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48839	10-in.	1/29/1929	It pays to serve Jesus	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-48840	10-in.	1/29/1929	I'll be satisfied	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57317	10-in.	10/25/1929	Cryin' holy unto the Lord	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57318	10-in.	10/25/1929	Life is like a mountain railroad	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57319	10-in.	10/25/1929	What are they doing in heaven to-day	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57320	10-in.	10/25/1929	Holy Ghost	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57321	10-in.	10/25/1929	It is well with my soul	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57326	10-in.	10/26/1929	Holy Ghost, with light divine	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57327	10-in.	10/26/1929	Walk with me	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57328	10-in.	10/26/1929	Throw out the life-line	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57329	10-in.	10/26/1929	Jesus is a rock in a weary land	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57330	10-in.	10/26/1929	I can't stay away	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with piano	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57331	10-in.	10/26/1929	You got to run, run, run	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-57332	10-in.	10/26/1929	A little talk with Jesus	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Mixed vocal chorus, with piano	Vocal group
Brunswick	C760	10-in.	4/20/1927	We will walk thru the valley of peace	Pace Jubilee Singers ; Hattie Parker	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group
Brunswick	C715-C716	10-in.	2/25/1927	We will walk thru the valley of peace	Hattie Parker	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group
Brunswick	C717-C718	10-in.	2/25/1927	Is it well with your soul today?	Hattie Parker	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group
Brunswick	C719-C720	10-in.	2/25/1927	My lord will deliver me	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group
Brunswick	C721-C722	10-in.	2/25/1927	Lawdy won’t you come by here	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group
Brunswick	C726-C727	10-in.	4/18/1927	Lawdy won’t you come by here	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus	Vocal group

(Results 26-50 of 77 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pace Jubilee Singers," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100564.

Pace Jubilee Singers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100564.

"Pace Jubilee Singers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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