Johnny Ace

Johnny Ace (June 9th 1929 - December 24th 1954) was born with Memphis, Tennessee under the name of John Alexander Jr . It is one of the most popular singers of ballades of the beginning of the Années 1950.

Biography

Wire of a preacher, he learns how to play of the very young piano. After the college, it takes part in the Second world war in the marine American, and after being raised of its functions, it joined as a Pianiste the Beale Street Blues Servant boys, an important group of Memphis directed by Adolph Duncan. It there cotoie the guitarist B.B. King and the singer Bobby Blue Bland. After the departure of Bland, Johnny starts to sing and it group is famous The Beale Streeters. In spring 1952, it at the head leaves to Duke its first disc entitled My Song , which becomes a great success, placing classifications Rhythm and blues. The songs which it leaves thereafter resemble the first, with its mélodieuse voice barytone such that of Nat “King” Sticks. Cross-country race My Heart , The Clock , Saving My Love For You are all of the tubes. If the principal songs of its discs are ballades, the faces B are generally pieces plus rates/rhythms which one can already describe as Rock “roll.

The day before Christmas 1954, Johnny Ace draws a ball in the head while playing Russian roulette in the auditorium from the town of Houston. Johnny Otis, which was its producer, claims that it was usual fact. But this death is now called in question, and the possibility of a murder is evoked. In 1955, the title Pledging My Love , left on a purely posthumous basis, makes the prize lists. Immediately n° 1 R &B, it is also classified in Signal 20 of the pop classification

Many artists publish thereafter pieces in its honor as for example Johnny As Gone of Varetta Dillard or In Memory by Johnny Otis. Several discs of Johnny Ace still leave after its death.

The title My Song is taken again in 1968 by Aretha Franklin. The song Pledging My Love is used in 1983 in the film Christine of John Carpenter.

Musicography

1952 Remember I coils you
1952 I cried last night
1952 My song
1953 Cross-country races my heart
1953 The clock
1954 Saving my coils for you
1955 Pledging my coils
1955 Anymore

Individual

May 1952 - My Song/Follow the rule - Duke 102 - #1 (r' B chart)
DEC 1952 - Cross-country race My Heart/Angel - Duke 107 - #1 (r' B chart)
jun 1953 - Aces Wilds/The Clock - Duke 112 - #1 (r' B chart)
Nov. 1953 - Saving My Love for you/Yes Babe - Duke 118 - #1 (r' B chart)
May 1954 - Please Forgive Me/You' ve Been Gone So Long - Duke 128 - #10 (r' B chart)
sep 1954 - Never Let Me Go/Burley Cutie - Duke 132
jan 1955 - Pledging My Love/No money - Duke 136 - #1 (r' B chart)
jun 1955 - Anymore/Be So mean - Duke 144 - #7 (r' B chart)
DEC 1955 - So Lonely/I' m Crazy Baby - Duke 148
jui 1956 - Still Love you So/Don' T You - Duke 154

Albums

1974 : Johnny Ace Memorial Album (MCA)
Johnny Ace Memorial Album (Duke 71) 1962

Duke 70 (1955 - 25cm) Memorial Album
Duke 71 (1956 - 30cm) Memorial Album
Duke with also left two Eps 45 turns (Ace 80 and Ace 81) in 1955

External bonds

with 10 songs of Johnny Ace in English

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