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- catalog abstract "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 attract a white audience. His biggest hit, "Pledging My Love," was at the top of the R & B charts when he died playing Russian roulette in his dressing room between sets at a packed "Negro Christmas dance" in Houston. This first comprehensive treatment of an enigmatic, captivating, and influential performer takes the reader to Beale Street in Memphis and to Houston's Fourth Ward, both vibrant black communities where the music never stopped. Following key players in these two hotspots, James Salem constructs a multifaceted portrait of postwar rhythm and blues, when American popular music (and society) was still clearly segregated.".
- catalog contributor b11048924.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Discography: p. 202-210.".
- catalog description "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 attract a white audience. His biggest hit, "Pledging My Love," was at the top of the R & B charts when he died playing Russian roulette in his dressing room between sets at a packed "Negro Christmas dance" in Houston.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) and index.".
- catalog description "Memphis: Chained in the Backyard -- Beale Street: Five Dollars a Night and All the Chili You Can Eat -- Signing Your Mama Away: A Name from the Devil's Game -- Las Vegas in Houston: The Bronze Peacock -- Heart Ballads -- Potent Wax: Johnny Ace's Mid-Era Hits -- Dirty Talk and One-Night Stands -- Silent Night, Deadly Night -- Life after Death -- "Pledging My Love" -- Imitations of Love -- Ace of Hearts -- Interviews -- Selected Discography -- Works Cited.".
- catalog description "This first comprehensive treatment of an enigmatic, captivating, and influential performer takes the reader to Beale Street in Memphis and to Houston's Fourth Ward, both vibrant black communities where the music never stopped. Following key players in these two hotspots, James Salem constructs a multifaceted portrait of postwar rhythm and blues, when American popular music (and society) was still clearly segregated.".
- catalog extent "xi, 274 p., [24] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Late, great Johnny Ace and the transition from R & B to rock 'n' roll'.".
- catalog identifier "0252024443 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Late, great Johnny Ace and the transition from R & B to rock 'n' roll'.".
- catalog isPartOf "Music in American life".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog relation "Late, great Johnny Ace and the transition from R & B to rock 'n' roll'.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "782.421643/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Ace, Johnny, 1929-1954.".
- catalog subject "Ace, Johnny.".
- catalog subject "ML420.A16 S25 1999".
- catalog subject "Rhythm and blues music History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Singers United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Memphis: Chained in the Backyard -- Beale Street: Five Dollars a Night and All the Chili You Can Eat -- Signing Your Mama Away: A Name from the Devil's Game -- Las Vegas in Houston: The Bronze Peacock -- Heart Ballads -- Potent Wax: Johnny Ace's Mid-Era Hits -- Dirty Talk and One-Night Stands -- Silent Night, Deadly Night -- Life after Death -- "Pledging My Love" -- Imitations of Love -- Ace of Hearts -- Interviews -- Selected Discography -- Works Cited.".
- catalog title "The late, great Johnny Ace and the transition from R & B to rock 'n' roll' / James M. Salem.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".