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Kenny Rice / Spider Webb


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Kenneth Spider Webb Rice began playing drums at an early age in his home town of Detroit, MI.
In his teens, he recorded with United Artist and Holland-Dozier-Holland.
In 1967, in New York, his career as a studio drummer reached luster and he was engaged by King Curtis and the Kingpins.
Later on, he became the drummer for Harry Belafonte, recording two albums: Calypso Carnival and Live in Toronto.
In 1971 Spider moved to Los Angeles to work with famed jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo.
In 1979, in Boulder, CO, he began to write and arrange music and to produce numerous albums.
Spider showed his expertise on live shows as well as record productions, working with most of Detroit’s finest musicians and singers, ranging from jazz and R&B to reggae.

APPEARANCES +


Albert King
Fillmore East, NY, 1971 Plus Early Studio Recordings
2017, CD, Album, Floating World, Retroworld,
Bobby Lyle
Night Fire
2012
Various
Party Jazz
2010, CD, Comp, RM, Boutique, Universal Music Group International, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Peter Frampton
Thank You Mr Churchill
2010
Freddie King
Taking Care Of Business (1956-1973)
2009, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Dlx, Bear Family Records, ,
Texas Blues/Electric Blues
Patti LaBelle
The Essential Patti LaBelle
2008, 2x CD, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Eddie Kendricks
The Thin Man (The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2)
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, Motown, Tamla, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Etta James
The Definitive Collection
2006, CD,
Eddie Kendricks
Keep On Truckin': The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1
2005, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Ltd, RM, Hip-O Select, ,
Soul
Shahida Nurullah
The Ruby And The Pearl
2004, CD, Album, Alembic Arts
David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas / Tequila Sunrise
2002, ,
Blues Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock
Etta James
The Chess Box
2000, 3x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Albert King
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Albert King
1999, CD, ,
Electric Blues
Etta James
Her Best
1997, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
King Curtis
Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
1994, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Albert King
The Ultimate Collection
1993, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Modern Electric Blues
Etta James
The Essential Etta James
1993, 2x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Freddy King*
Hide Away: The Best Of Freddy King
1993, CD, ,
Electric Blues
Johnnie Johnson
Blue Hand Johnnie
1993
Various
Atlantic Blues
1991, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Piano Blues/Chicago Blues
King Curtis
Instant Groove
1990, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Etta James
Etta James Vol. 1: Tell Mama
1989, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Ladies Of Song
Try Jesus
1987, LP, Birthright, ,
Gospel
Various
Atlantic Blues: Chicago
1987, ,
Chicago Blues
Victor "Loveman" Brady*
Stomp / West Indian Girls
1983, 12", Fire Bun Records, ,
Calypso
Letta Mbulu Also Featuring Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr
An Evening Of African Music
1983, 2xLP, Album, Radio Canada International, ,
African
The McCrarys
On The Other Side
1979
McCrarys*
Loving Is Living
1978
Etta James
Etta Is Betta Than Evvah!
1976
Kathe Green
Kathe Green
1976, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Gene Harris
Nexus
1975
Jimmy Ruffin
Love Is All We Need
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Hirth Martinez
Hirth From Earth
1975
Grover Washington, Jr.
Feels So Good
1975, Vinyl, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Caston & Majors
Caston & Majors
1974, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Freda Payne
Payne And Pleasure
1974, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Popcorn Wylie*
Extrasensory Perception
1974
Creative Source
Migration
1974
Eddie Kendricks
Boogie Down
1974, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco
Goldie Zelkowitz
Goldie Zelkowitz
1974
Etta James
Come A Little Closer
1974, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Various
Blues Jubilee
1973, 2xLP, Comp, Atlantic, Atlantic, Atlantic, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Texas Blues
David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas
1973
Etta James
Etta James
1973, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
1973, Vinyl Hollywood Pressing, ,
Soul/Funk
Domenic Troiano
Tricky
1973
King Curtis
Everybody's Talkin'
1972, Vinyl PRC Richmond,
David Clayton-Thomas
Tequila Sunrise
1972
Labelle
Moon Shadow
1972, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Jim Pepper
Pepper's Pow Wow
1971
The Eddie Fisher Quintet*
The Third Cup
1971
Freddie King
My Feeling For The Blues
1970
The Chuck Rainey Coalition
The Chuck Rainey Coalition
1970, Vinyl, ,
Funk
Eddie Fisher
Two By Two
1969, 7", Vanessa Records
The Eddie Fisher Quintet*
The Third Cup
1969
King Curtis
Sweet Soul
1968, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Spider Burks Presents Leo's Five
Direct From The Blue Note Club
1963
Various
Feline Groovy
2008, CD, Comp, Ace
Various
Further Adventures Of Mod Jazz
2008, CD, Comp, Mono, Kent Dance
Various
The Return Of Mod Jazz
2005, CD, Comp, Mono, Kent Dance, ,
Soul-Jazz/Cool Jazz/Mod/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas / Tequila Sunrise
2005, CDr, ,
Blues Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock