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Johnny Ace

1929 - 1954

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John Marshall Alexander Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B and gained fame with hits such as "My Song", "Cross My Heart", and "Pledging My Love". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Johnny Ace is the 2,198th most popular singer (down from 2,092nd in 2024), the 12,090th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,225th in 2019) and the 616th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Ace ranks 2,196 out of 4,381. Before him are Mildred Bailey, Saweetie, Mario Frangoulis, and Gaitana. After him are Kristina Orbakaitė, Kristina Hautala, Sanja Doležal, Elitsa Todorova, JB, Sonique, BamBam, and Lisa Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Johnny Ace ranks 520. Before him are Keith Gardner, Jules Feiffer, Clyde Lovellette, Michel Knuysen, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, and Boris Nikolov. After him are Bhanu Athaiya, Nel Noddings, Shirley Ann Grau, Brian Friel, Nirmala Deshpande, and Tom Foley. Among people deceased in 1954, Johnny Ace ranks 170. Before him are Eugene Pallette, Ellen Roosevelt, Frederick Humphreys, Angeliki Panagiotatou, Bobby Ball, and Moroni Olsen. After him is Alain LeRoy Locke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Ace ranks 12,086 out of 20,380. After him are Jessie Andrews (1992), R'Bonney Gabriel (1994), Grace Cunard (1893), Harvey Mason (1947), Orlando Jones (1968), Bonita Granville (1923), Joe Namath (1943), Drew Carey (1958), May Allison (1890), Ronald M. Evans (1949), George D. Zamka (1962), and Charlie Benante (1962).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Ace ranks 616. Before him are Juice Newton (1952), Rockwell (1964), Trick-Trick (1973), David Draiman (1973), Mildred Bailey (1907), and Saweetie (1993). After him are Lisa Fischer (1958), Jan Peerce (1904), T.I. (1980), Jack Harlow (1998), Dave Williams (1972), and Kitty Wells (1919).

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