The Late Great Johnny Ace and Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll (Music in American Life)

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: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"