Charlie Rice
Charles R. Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer.
Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob Bushnell, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes.
After playing with Eddie Vinson's and Jimmy Heath's big bands (with John Coltrane in both lineups) in 1951 he went w…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United States
- Born
- March 1st, 1920
- Died
- April 22nd, 2018
- Genres
- Labels
- Savoy Jazz