Personnel : Johnny Ace (vocals / piano) Pete Lewis (guitar) ' Albert Winston (bass) James Von Streeter (tenor sax) Johnny Otis (vibes / producer) Leard Bell (drums). On most of these five singles, the accompaniment is wrongly credited to the Johnny Board Orchestra (instead of Johnny Otis). Finally, "I Still Love You So" is another posthumous release, in August 1956 (Duke 154, again coupled with a track from the July session, "Don't You Know"). "So Lonely" is a January 1956 release (Duke 148, B-side of "I'm Crazy Baby”, also from the July session). Its flip is "How Can You Be So Mean", recorded in July 1954. Also recorded on January 25 (and the early hours of January 26) is "Anymore", which will come out in July 1955 and will peak at # 7 on the R&B charts (Duke 144). Prior to this release, Duke issues the single "You've Been Gone So Long" (Duke 128, April, the B-side of the # 6 R&B hit "Please Forgive Me", probably recorded on January 28, 1953). The B-side is "No Money", from the last session before his death, held in November. Unfortunately, Johnny will not live to see this success, as he accidentally kills himself on December 24, 1954.
It will yield his biggest hit, "Pledging My Love" (Duke 136, December) : # 1 R&B for 10 weeks, also # 17 pop.
Janu: JOHNNY ACE does a five-track session with the Johnny Otis band in Los Angeles.
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