Al Rice

b. Allan Richards Grain, c. 1900, La Porte, Indiana, USA, d. USA. In 1924 Grain teamed up with three various other singers to create the Maple Town Four. The various other people of the group had been Artwork Janes, Fritz Meissner and LeRoy ‘Pat’ Petterson; all originated from the vicinity of La Porte, which is well known locally as the Maple Town, therefore the name they followed. Later in 1926, the group broadcast on WLS Country wide Barn Dance from Chicago; their achievement was in a way that they continuing showing up on WLS for three years. Furthermore to performing in the group, Grain was also a multi-instrumentalist and composer and was occasionally mixed up in production aspect of radio. The group documented about 10 edges, mainly for Conqueror Information, including ‘Inform My Mom I’m In Heaven’, ‘Rockin’ By itself In An Aged Rockin’ Seat’, ‘Will The Angels Play Their Harps For Me’, ‘The Aged Wooden Rocker’, ‘Gorgeous Isle Of Someplace’, ‘Center Of My Center’ and ‘I’d WANT TO RESIDE IN Loveland’. The quartet consistently performed skits, informed jokes, sang live advertisements, and did all of the a lot of things that radio performers of their day time were asked to do. In addition they performed vaudeville theatres and in the past due 30s, the Maple Town Four made an appearance in the Gene Autry film, Git Along, Small Dogies, where they sang the name song aswell as ‘Chinatown’, ‘The Kids From The Group A’, ‘Content Days Are Right here Once again’, and ‘Wait around For The Wagon’. The group also made an appearance in Autry’s The Aged Barn Dance (1938) as well as the same 12 months they were within Western Celebrities, the film mentioned for Roy Rogers’ 1st starring role. In the beginning of the 40s, Janes’ illness resulted in his departure and he was changed by Charles Kerner. Immediately after America’s access into World Battle II, Rice proceeded to go in to the US Military and his put in place the group was used by Pete Taflinger. Following the battle, Rice returned towards the group, staying until they retired in the middle-50s.