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. Pace began successful insurance companies in New Jersey and Chicago. He eventually went to law school in Chicago and became a lawyer. Although he supported African-Americans and African American causes (for example, he paid for the future path-breaking publisher John H. Johnson to finish the University of Chicago through the Urban League), it is possible he began passing as white in his later legal career. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Covington (city and the county seat of Newton County, Georgia, United States), Died 1943 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1947
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 December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115300.
Pace, Harry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115300.
"Pace, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pace, Harry, 1884-1943 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010104470
Wikidata: Harry Herbert Pace - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5671432
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/122341572
MusicBrainz: Harry Herbert Pace - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23d35761-cbbb-4989-938a-5e76b7d86e9f
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