Johnny Ace-Pledging My Love Duke Records

Johnny Ace-Pledging My Love Duke Records-78-136-1954 It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. Big Mama Thornton's bass player Curtis Tillman, however, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said 'Be careful with that thing...' and he said 'It's okay! Gun's not loaded...see?' and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and 'Bang!' -- sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran outta that dressing room yelling 'Johnny Ace just killed himself!"

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• Johnny
• Ace
• Pledging
• My
• Love
• Duke
• Records
• 78
• 136
• 1954

[CrisVangel1958]

One of the first 5 78's I bought when I started collecting! Still a timeless classic to me!

[Westtoledoguy]

@CrisVangel1958 its a great recording I think Johnny Ace's version is the best of all them

[danielmkubacki]

Oh man I love this song. I would love this record.

[Westtoledoguy]

@danielmkubacki it is a great recording too bad Johnny Ace died not too long after

[Westtoledoguy]

Johnny Ace (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), born John Marshall Alexander, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, was an American rhythm and blues singer. He scored a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s before dying of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound

[WCPR1620AM]

@Westtoledoguy Yes! I just posted a while back when I played a 45 of the same song, but it had a chorus being overdubbed.

[Westtoledoguy]

@Westtoledoguy I will have to look up my 2 45's and see if either have that

[Westtoledoguy]

@WCPR1620AM how cool I didnt know that about the Chorus

[WCPR1620AM]

Great song! I also have this on a 45, but it featured an overdubbed chorus. There were two different versions of the song. One is the original, and the second with an additional chorus. The song was featured in "Christine".