Johnny Ace

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:active_years 1949-1954
gptkbp:album gptkb:Johnny_Ace
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Five_Satins
gptkbp:birth_date 1929-06-09
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas, USA
gptkbp:cause_of_death accidental gunshot wound
gptkbp:children gptkb:none
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Johnny_Otis
gptkbp:cultural_impact significant in the 1950s music scene
gptkbp:death_date 1954-12-25
gptkbp:debut_album gptkb:1952
gptkb:1954
gptkbp:famous_for pioneering rhythm and blues music
gptkbp:genre soul music
rhythm and blues
gptkbp:hit_single gptkb:Pledging_My_Love
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johnny Ace
gptkbp:influenced later R& B artists
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Sam_Cooke
blues
gptkbp:influenced_by gospel music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:known_for smooth vocal style
gptkbp:legacy influential figure in R& B history
gptkbp:live_performance 1953
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:choir
gptkbp:music_video Pledging My Love (1954)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_collaborations with The Five Satins
gptkbp:notable_song Cross My Heart
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Apollo_Theater
gptkbp:performer gptkb:live_concerts
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Duke_Records
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:My_Song
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Late_Great_Johnny_Ace
gptkb:The_Late_Great_Johnny_Ace_(Live)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4