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 ...
April 18: The concert series dedicated to the various indigenous musical forms of Louisiana brings in the hard-driving local act Johnny Ace & Sidewalk Zydeco. (Connolly’s, 121 W. 45th St. For more ...
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 ...