Purnell Rice

American jazz drummer. Born : March 31, 1924 in East Baltimore, Maryland. Died : November, 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland. Worked with : Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Fats Domino, Leo Parker, Earl Grant, Red Prysock and many others.