The Late, Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R&B to Rock'n'Roll

by James M. Salem

Book Overview

Johnny Ace's crooning style and stirring ballads made him the first postwar African American artist to cross over to a white audience. After a string of R&B hits, Ace released the million-selling... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252024443
• ISBN13: 9780252024443
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"