The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll |
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| Author:
| Salem, James M. |
| Series title: | Music in American Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06969-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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If Elvis Presley was a white man who sang in a predominantly black style, Johnny Ace was a black man who sang in a predominantly white one. His soft, crooning ''heart ballads'' took the black record-buying public by storm in the early 1950s, and he was the first postwar solo black male rhythm and blues star signed to an independent label to ......
If Elvis Presley was a white man who sang in a predominantly black style, Johnny Ace was a black man who sang in a predominantly white one. His soft, crooning ''heart ballads'' took the black record-buying public by storm in the early 1950s, and he was the first postwar solo black male rhythm and blues star signed to an independent label to ......