Johnny Ace - Aces Wild: Les plus grands singles 1952-56

LP vinyl pressing. This 16-track LP includes the best of his releases under his own name. Johnny Ace lived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle a few years before the true birth of rock 'n' roll.

By all accounts, this was also to be his downfall. Perhaps surprisingly for the son of a preacher, he was a notorious womanizer, fascinated with guns, prone to outbursts of violence and drunkenness. He was an absentee husband and father, disgraced from the U.S. Navy, and banished from his parents' home for playing the blues - a true prototype of rock 'n' roll's bad boy.

Yet there is no denying that the man born John Alexander was destined for musical greatness. He was a gifted soulful R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer who enjoyed two short years in the spotlight, landing several No. 1 hits, and recording and performing with some of the most esteemed R&B artists of the era. That it all came to a bloody end on Christmas Day 1954, at the dawn of the rock 'n' roll era, only added to its mystery and the legend of Johnny Ace.

This 16-track LP includes the best of his releases under his own name on the Flair and Duke labels. It features his eight Top 10 R&B hits, including the No. 1 hits "My Song," "The Clock" and "Pledging My Love" and the Top 3 hits "Cross My Heart" and "Saving My Love For You," as well as featuring Johnny Moore & The Three Blazers'. It offers a fascinating insight into his solo output and showcases his talents as an accompanying pianist.