Johnny Ace

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1981

First Recording: 1955

Nominated: 1986   1987   

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Johnny Ace
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
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🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys
Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2023 (ranked #31 in the Influences - Rock Era category) .
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
My Song (1952)☆☊
The Clock (1953)☆☊
Pledging My Love (1954)☆☊

Johnny Ace @ Wikipedia

Will Johnny Ace be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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On my last spelunking trip to the music shops we got up here, I found a Johnny Ace CD of a chronological nature, spanning 1951-1954. Snatched it up. Listening to it, I wouldn't fault the NomCom subcommittee too heavily if they went ahead and inducted Johnny Ace as an Early Influence. His stuff feels very pre-rock, from ballads like "The Clock" and "Please Forgive Me" to jumping numbers like "Follow The Rule" and "Aces Wild." Should probably be Johnny Ace And The Beale Streeters... give Bobby Bland a second induction and allow them to not overlook Earl Forest in the process. Very Charles Brown and Louis Jordan influenced stuff, but not quite polished enough in the same vein as the Platters or the Five Satins, imo. Still wonderful stuff to listen to. Expensive though. Over 20 tracks, and this beaut was about $1.25 per track. Probably could've done better on ebay, but not complaining.

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 08/18/2015 @ 20:17pm

Will eventually get his chance as Early Influencer.

Posted by Greg Dean on Thursday, 02/7/2019 @ 19:37pm

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