Harry Pace

Harry Herbert Pace (January 6, 1884 – July 19, 1943) was an American music publisher and insurance executive. He was the founder of Black Swan Records, the first record label owned by an African American with wide distribution capabilities.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 6, 1884 (Covington), Died 1943 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 77376 10-in. 9/24/1917 Sweet child Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia CO38453 10-in. 11/29/1947 I'm gonna take a ride The Speer Family Mixed vocal group, with piano songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pace, Harry," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115300.

Pace, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115300.

"Pace, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115300

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Herbert Pace

Britannica: Harry Pace

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pace, Harry, 1884-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010104470

Wikidata: Harry Herbert Pace - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5671432

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/122341572

MusicBrainz: Harry Herbert Pace - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23d35761-cbbb-4989-938a-5e76b7d86e9f

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