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 ...

Simon, in the early 1980s, wrote “The Late, Great Johnny Ace,” in which he remembered how news of Ace’s death affected him as a 13-year-old. Simon’s song referenced sending off for an Ace ...

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the story of the night in Houston when Johnny Ace became, as he was referred to in the title of a Paul Simon song, “The Late, Great Johnny Ace.” ...