Johnny Ace

Entertainers Who Died While Performing (14 person items)

" There was no ace in R&B bluesman Johnny Ace's hole on June 9, 1929. He was a rising star in the early fifties who fell prey to, none other than, blatant stupidity. Johnny had a .22 pistol that he loved, and he used to shoot roadside signs for fun and play around with it like a kid with a toy. Although widely reported that he died from playing Russian Roulette, the real story as told by Curtis Tillman is this: "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had th"