Legendary R&B artist Johnny Ace met a tragic end during a performance, with his death occurring without warning. Born John Marshall Alexander in Memphis, Tennessee, Johnny Ace rose to prominence as an ...

That Ace would die at age 25 while messing around with a gun came as no surprise to those who knew the R&B star. This week marks the 70th anniversary of the story of the night in Houston when Johnny ...

The ace of spades came for Johnny Bach. It does, inevitably, for everyone, but it's probably never had to fight like this. Johnny would have sneered and his friends would have smiled. Johnny Bach, one ...

Fifty-nine years ago today, Johnny Ace was laid to rest in Tennessee. On Christmas Day in 1954, the rhythm and blues singer Johnny Ace shot himself, accidentally, during a break between sets in ...

To hear his guitarist tell it, Johnny Ace enjoyed a particular permutation of target practice. Ace would get deep into his cups and have a willing driver cruise Houston at high speeds while Ace leaned ...