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Black Ace

Born:
Dec 21, 1907 in Hughes Springs, Texas

Died:
Nov 07, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas

  • Genre: Blues
  • Active: '20s - '60s
  • Instruments: Vocals, Guitar (Steel), Guitar

Biography

A solid guitarist and vocalist, Babe Turner AKA Black Ace built his own guitar as a child, then taught himself to play. He was also in a gospel choir in Hughes Springs, TX. Turner honed his skills playing at community functions during the '20s, then worked with Smokey Hogg at dances in Greenville, TX in the '30s. Hogg and Buddy Woods were frequent partners for Turner, who made several solo tours in the '30s and '40s. He appeared in the 1941 film The Blood of Jesus and 1962 movie The Blues. Turner had a show on Fort Worth radio station KFJZ from 1936 - 1941. He recorded for Decca in 1937. After a stint in the army during the early '40s, Turner's jobs were mostly non-musical, except for his film stints. He did make a 1960 LP for Arhoolie. Turner took his nickname from the 1936 recording "Black Ace." ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Black Ace," "Whiskey and Women," "Hitchhiking Woman"

Representative Albums:

I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand, 1937-1960, Black Ace

Similar Artists:

Lightnin' Hopkins, Hop Wilson, Andrew "Smokey" Hogg, Gus Cannon, Bukka White, Funny Paper Smith, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Barbecue Bob

Influences:

Oscar Woods

Performed Songs By:

B.K. Turner
 
 
Wikipedia: Black Aces
"Black Aces" may also refer to the fighter squadron VFA-41 Black Aces
Black Aces founder James "Mudcat" Grant.
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Black Aces founder James "Mudcat" Grant.

The Black Aces is an organization founded by former Major League pitcher James "Mudcat" Grant that consists of the African American pitchers who have won at least 20 Major League Baseball games in a single season.[1] Some black pitchers from Latin America, notably Luis Tiant, have expressed disappointment that they are ineligible to become members. [2]

Interestingly, Ferguson Jenkins is a member of this club, but is not African American. Jenkins, a Black Canadian, can trace his ancestry to escaped U.S. slaves and has lived in the U.S. for decades, but has never taken out U.S. citizenship.

Members

On September 8, 2005, Willis became the 13th member of the Black Aces by winning his 20th game against the Washington Nationals. As of 2005, Willis is the only member of the Black Aces who is still an active player in the Major Leagues.

References

  1. ^ http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050217&content_id=944960&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null
  2. ^ [1]

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