Johnny Ace, just 25-years-old, accidentally shot himself on December 25th, 1954, backsrtage at his concert sitting with his band. This tragic death marked the end to an illustrious, impactful, but ...

Houston music history has its share of black-eye moments. Ace’s death stood as perhaps the city’s greatest concert tragedy until 10 people were crushed and killed at the Astroworld festival in 2021.