Johnny Ace
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Biography
[Edit]The senseless death of young pianist Johnny Ace while indulging in a round of Russian roulette backstage at Houston's City Auditorium on Christmas Day of 1954 tends to overshadow his relatively brief but illustrious recording career on Duke Records. That's a pity, for Ace's gentle, plaintive vocal balladry deserves reverence on its own merit, not because of the scandalous fallout resulting from his tragic demise.
John Marshall Alexander was a member in good standing of the Beale Streeters, a loosely knit crew of Memphis young bloods that variously included B.B. King, Bobby Bland, and Earl Forest. Signing with local DJ Mattis' fledgling Duke logo in 1952, the re-christened Ace hit the top of the R&B charts his very first time out with the mellow ballad "My Song." From then on, Ace could do no musical wrong, racking up hit after hit for Duke in the same smooth, urbane style. "Cross My Heart," "The Clock," "Saving My Love for You," "Please Forgive Me," and "Never Let Me Go" all dented the uppermost reaches of the charts. And then, with one fatal gunshot, all that talent was lost forever (weepy tribute records quickly emerged by Frankie Ervin, Johnny Fuller, Varetta Dillard, and the Five Wings).
Ace scored his biggest hit of all posthumously. His haunting "Pledging My Love" (cut with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra in support) remained atop Billboard's R&B lists for ten weeks in early 1955. One further hit, "Anymore," exhausted Duke's stockpile of Ace masters, so they tried to clone the late pianist's success by recruiting Johnny's younger brother (St. Clair Alexander) to record as Buddy Ace. When that didn't work out, Duke boss Don Robey took singer Jimmy Lee Land, renamed him Buddy Ace, and recorded him all the way into the late '60s.
Title: Pledging My Love (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Johnny Ace
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Johnny Ace: My R'n'B Hits
Artist: Johnny Ace, Big Mama Thornton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: The Wedding Album (1950's Love & Marriage Songs)
Genre:
Title: The Early Roots of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Tick Tock Rock (US Time Songs 1940s - 1950s)
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: 1954 Hit Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Golden Age: Radio, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Hits From the 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Is In The Air
Genre:
Title: The History of Rock n Roll, Vol. 6
Genre: World Music
Title: The Boys of Pop, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Essential Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Hits of 1955, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1953
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol, 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Early R and B, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Walkin' Blues (15 Years from Mountain Top Productions)
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Oldies Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Rage In Harlem (Music from the Film)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 23
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits
Genre: Alternative
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & HIghlights, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1954
Genre: Pop
Title: A Salute to Johnny Ace
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1955, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Oldies Intimate Dance Classics Vol 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Memories, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1956, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Intimate Essential Classics vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R'n'B Hits of 1954, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: American R And B No1 Hits Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1954, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Yesterday'S Gold - Vol. 7
Genre:
Title: Vintage Music Collectors Series CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1953
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1954
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Slow Dancing Original Super - Hits Collection (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: The Rough Guide To Ska
Genre: Reggae
Title: Happy Days Are Back Again Volume 5 (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Retro
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R & B - 101 All Time Greats (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: RnB Conect Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: R&B: 101 All Time Greats (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Unchained Melody - Fifties Forever Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 200 No. 1 Hits (CD10)
Title: 200 No. 1 Hits (CD8)
Title: 200 No. 1 Hits (CD6)
Title: Pan-American Recordings Vol. 12 (Primitive Love)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Ike Turner: That Kat Sure Could Play! (The Singles 1951 To 1957) (CD2)
Artist: Ike Turner
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Going Back To Paris: The Paris Slim Mountaintop Sessions 1998-1999
Artist: Franck L. Goldwasser
Genre: Blues
Title: 60 Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era (CD2)
Artist: True Love Ways
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk