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The Late Great Johnny Ace and Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll (Music in American Life)
January 24, 2001, University of Illinois Press
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The Late Great Johnny Ace: and Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll (Music in American Life)
1999, University of Illinois Press
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Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments, ix
Introduction, 1
1.
Memphis: Chained in the Backyard, 7
2.
Beale Street: Five Dollars a Night and All the Chili You Can Eat, 23
3.
Signing Your Mama Away: A Name From the Devil's Game, 35
4.
Las Vegas in Houston: The Bronze Peacock, 46
5.
Heart Ballads, 67
6.
Potent Wax: Johnny Ace's Mid-Era Hits, 86
7.
Dirty Talk and One-Night Stands, 108
8.
Silent Night, Deadly Night, 128
9.
Life after Death, 141
10.
"Pledging My Love," 154
11.
Imitations of Love, 174
12.
Ace of Hearts, 190
Appendixes
A. Interviews, 201
B. Selected Discography, 202
Notes, 211
Works Cited, 241
Index, 255
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First Sentence
"The personal histories of Johnny Ace and his parents epitomize the history of Memphis itself."
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