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Johnny Ace

Seering R&B balladeer whose grisly 1954 death overshadows his brilliant, but short career.
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Album Highlights

Memorial Album 1973 Memorial Album
 
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Artists Themes

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Johnny Ace - Artist Details

Active

1940s - 1950s

Born

June 9, 1929 in Memphis, TN

Died

December 25, 1954 in Houston, TX

Genre

R&B Blues

Styles

Early R&B Urban Blues

Also Known As

John Marshall Alexander, Jr.
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