Gitz Rice

Lieutenant Gitz Rice (May 5, 1891 – October 16, 1947) was a Canadian service member and entertainer, best known for creating various World War I war songs popular among both troops and civilians.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 5, 1891 (New Glasgow), Died October 16, 1947 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, speaker

Notes: Name appears in Victor ledgers as Lieut. Gitz-Rice. See biography at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/m2-1027-e.html.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-20850 10-in. 10/11/1917 Fun in Flanders Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with orchestra lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-20851 10-in. 10/11/1917 Fun in Flanders Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with orchestra lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-21054 10-in. 11/6/1917 I want to go home Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-21055 10-in. 11/6/1917 Take me back to dear old Blighty Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Victor B-21681 10-in. 4/17/1918 Keep your head down, Fritzie boy American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-21682 10-in. 4/17/1918 We stopped them on the Marne American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-21761 10-in. 4/11/1918 Keep your head down, Allemand, Fritzie boy Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-21762 10-in. 4/11/1918 We stopped them at the Marne Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-21811 10-in. 5/1/1918 Dear old pal of mine John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21938 10-in. 5/29/1918 On the road that leads back home Henry Burr ; Elizabeth Spencer Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-22475 10-in. 12/20/1918 I think I'll wait until they all come home Peerless Quartet ; Elizabeth Spencer Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-22726 10-in. 3/18/1919 Dear old pal of mine Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-23760 10-in. 3/5/1920 Because you're here Edward Johnson Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-41543 10-in. 1/13/1928 Dear old pal of mine John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-41750 10-in. 2/24/1928 Dear old pal of mine Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BS-058265 10-in. 12/17/1940 Dear old pal of mine Barry Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-071917 10-in. 2/16/1942 Dear old pal of mine Ken Curtis ; New Music [Shep Fields] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-071950 10-in. 2/19/1942 Dear old pal of mine Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 77413 10-in. 10/5/1917 Life in a trench in Belgium Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal duet and orchestra vocalist, composer  
Columbia 77414 10-in. 10/5/1917 Life in a trench in Belgium Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal duet and orchestra vocalist, composer  
Columbia 77498 10-in. 11/9/1917 Life in a trench in Belgium Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal duet and orchestra vocalist, composer  
Columbia 77499 10-in. 11/9/1917 I want to go home Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Monologue and male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 77502 10-in. 11/9/1917 Life in a trench in Belgium Henry Burr ; Gitz Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal duet and orchestra vocalist, composer  
Columbia 77748 10-in. 4/2/1918 We stopped them at the Marne Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 77923 10-in. 6/24/1918 Keep your head down "Fritzie boy" Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78168 10-in. 10/29/1918 Dear old pal of mine Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78196 10-in. 12/11/1918 Dear old pal of mine Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78214 10-in. 12/19/1918 I think I'll wait until they all come home Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78323 10-in. 2/26/1919 Take me back to the land of promise Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, vocalist  
Columbia 78324 10-in. 2/26/1919 A song of Canada Gitz Rice Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 78389 10-in. 4/12/1919 Dear old pal of mine Samuel Chotzinoff ; Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 78447 10-in. 5/24/1919 Dear old pal of mine Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 78818 10-in. 11/19/1919 Mother, I love you Fred Hughes Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78978 10-in. 2/17/1920 Mother, I love you Tandy MacKenzie Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79060 10-in. 3/19/1920 Mother (I love you) Charles Hackett Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79196 10-in. 5/20/1920 Dear old pal of mine Charles Hackett Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 49383 12-in. 4/27/1918 Just like Washington crossed the Delaware Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia W145097 10-in. 11/3/1927 Dear old pal of mine Kenny Sargent Male vocal solo, with violin and piano composer  
Columbia 75989 12-in. approximately August 1917 Conscientious objector Alfred Lester Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 75996 12-in. approximately August 1917 The D.S.O. and V.A.D. Alfred Lester Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 76763 12-in. approximately 1/20/1920 Dear old pal of mine Tom Burke ; Hamilton Harty ; London Symphony Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 87341 10-in. approximately May 1921 Coeur blessé Hector Pellerin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 387 10-in. ca. Oct. 1918 Dear old pal of mine George Lambert Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5238-a] 10-in. approximately June 1918 We stopped them at the Marne Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6138 10-in. Apr. 1918 We stopped them at the Marne Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6349 10-in. 9/5/1918 Dear old pal of mine Thomas Chalmers Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7774 10-in. 2/2/1921 Coeur blessé Hector Pellerin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Vocalion [Vo cat 5133-a] 10-in. approximately Oct. 1923 Dear old pal of mine Sam Moore ; Roy Smeck Guitar and handsaw composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rice, Gitz," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106647.

Rice, Gitz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106647.

"Rice, Gitz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106647

External Sources

Wikipedia: Gitz Rice

Discogs: Gitz Rice

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Rice, Gitz - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92086804

Wikidata: Gitz Rice - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17511547

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/41039142

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1507247

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