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JOHNNY ACE - "PLEDGING MY LOVE" (1955)
"Pledging My Love" - Iyrics
Forever my darling our love will be true
Always and forever I'll love just you
Just promise me darling your love in return
May this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Loving you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways.
Single Released Posthumously
The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace. It was released by Duke Records as catalog number 136 in 1955 soon after Ace's death by an a...
published: 16 Oct 2013
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Late Great Johnny Ace (from The Concert in Central Park)
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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Chorus:
It was the year of the Beatles
It was the year of the Stones
It was 1964
I was living in London
With t...
published: 25 Aug 2015
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Highlights of John Laurinaitis' career as an active in-ring
Before becoming General Manager of Raw & SmackDown, John Laurinaitis had a stellar career as an active in-ring competitor.
published: 03 May 2012
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Johnny Ace (Laurinaitis) hits the RKO on Misawa…
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Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love
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John Marshall Alexander, Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 25.
Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of a preacher, and grew up near LeMoyne-Owen College. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he joined Adolph Duncan's Band as a pianist. He then joined the B. B. King band. Soon King departed for Los Angeles, and the band's singer, Bobby Bland, joined the army. Alexander took over vocal duties and renamed t...
published: 22 Jan 2013
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WXO Johnny Ace (Laurinaitis) confusing promo
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published: 24 Sep 2009
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JOHNNY ACE - "THE CLOCK" (1953)
"The Clock" - Lyrics
I looked at the face of the clock on the wall.
And it doesn't tell me nothing at all.
That face of the clock just stares at me.
It knows I'm lonely and always will be.
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back with me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
(Instrumental break)
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back to me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
Songwriter(s): David J. Mattis, D. J. Mattis
John Marshall Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee and his father was a preacher in Tennessee. After serving...
published: 11 Oct 2013
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The Late Great Johnny Ace
Provided to YouTube by Legacy Recordings
The Late Great Johnny Ace · Paul Simon
Hearts And Bones
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2010-07-12
Orchestrator: Philip Glass
Electric Guitar: Dean Parks
Electric Guitar: Sid McGinnis
Drums: Steve Gadd
Guitar: Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer: Michael Riesman
Bass Clarinet: George Marge
Cello: Frederick Ziotkin
Viola: Jill Jaffe
Violin: Marin Alsop
Producer: Russ Titleman
Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer: Roy Halee
Co- Producer: Lenny Waronker
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published: 28 Aug 2015
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Johnny Ace, The Johnny Otis Orchestra - Pledging My Love
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Pledging My Love
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Pledging My Love · Johnny Ace · Johnny Otis' Band
The Complete Duke Recordings
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
Released on: 2004-01-01
Conductor, Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Johnny Otis
Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano: Johnny Ace
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: James Von Streeter
Associated Performer, Guitar: Pete Lewis
Associated Performer, Bass (vocal): Albert Winston
Associated Performer, Drums: Leard Bell
Composer Lyricist: Don D. Robey
Composer Lyricist: Ferdinand Washington
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published: 28 Jul 2018
2:30
JOHNNY ACE - "PLEDGING MY LOVE" (1955)
"Pledging My Love" - Iyrics
Forever my darling our love will be true
Always and forever I'll love just you
Just promise me darling your love in return
May this...
"Pledging My Love" - Iyrics
Forever my darling our love will be true
Always and forever I'll love just you
Just promise me darling your love in return
May this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Loving you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways.
Single Released Posthumously
The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace. It was released by Duke Records as catalog number 136 in 1955 soon after Ace's death by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ace's version peaked on the Billboard chart at #17 and spent ten weeks at #1 on the R&B chart.
The recording was produced by Johnny Otis, who also played the vibraphone on the track and featured the Johnny Otis band.
Ace's "Pledging My Love" was used multiple times in the 1983 film Christine directed by John Carpenter and written by Stephen King about a 17-year old boy in love with a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury. It is briefly heard in Back to the Future (1985) when Lorraine Baines is in the car with her future son Marty McFly. The song is also played during the movie Bad Lieutenant and another Harvey Keitel movie, Mean Streets.
Paul Simon wrote a song called "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and released it on his Hearts and Bones album. In the early 2000s, Simon sang "Pledging my Love" live in concert, telling the audience that this record was the first one he ever bought.
https://wn.com/Johnny_Ace_Pledging_My_Love_(1955)
"Pledging My Love" - Iyrics
Forever my darling our love will be true
Always and forever I'll love just you
Just promise me darling your love in return
May this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways
My heart's at your command dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire dear
Loving you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
and your loving ways.
Single Released Posthumously
The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace. It was released by Duke Records as catalog number 136 in 1955 soon after Ace's death by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ace's version peaked on the Billboard chart at #17 and spent ten weeks at #1 on the R&B chart.
The recording was produced by Johnny Otis, who also played the vibraphone on the track and featured the Johnny Otis band.
Ace's "Pledging My Love" was used multiple times in the 1983 film Christine directed by John Carpenter and written by Stephen King about a 17-year old boy in love with a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury. It is briefly heard in Back to the Future (1985) when Lorraine Baines is in the car with her future son Marty McFly. The song is also played during the movie Bad Lieutenant and another Harvey Keitel movie, Mean Streets.
Paul Simon wrote a song called "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and released it on his Hearts and Bones album. In the early 2000s, Simon sang "Pledging my Love" live in concert, telling the audience that this record was the first one he ever bought.
- published: 16 Oct 2013
- views: 1580784
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Simon & Garfunkel - The Late Great Johnny Ace (from The Concert in Central Park)
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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"The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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Chorus:
It was the year of the Beatles
It was the year of the Stones
It was 1964
I was living in London
With the girl from the summer before
#SimonAndGarfunkel #TheLateGreatJohnnyAce #TheConcertInCentralPark
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"The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Concert in Central Park
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It was the year of the Beatles
It was the year of the Stones
It was 1964
I was living in London
With the girl from the summer before
#SimonAndGarfunkel #TheLateGreatJohnnyAce #TheConcertInCentralPark
- published: 25 Aug 2015
- views: 777499
1:10
Highlights of John Laurinaitis' career as an active in-ring
Before becoming General Manager of Raw & SmackDown, John Laurinaitis had a stellar career as an active in-ring competitor.
Before becoming General Manager of Raw & SmackDown, John Laurinaitis had a stellar career as an active in-ring competitor.
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Before becoming General Manager of Raw & SmackDown, John Laurinaitis had a stellar career as an active in-ring competitor.
- published: 03 May 2012
- views: 167469
2:28
Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love
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John Marshall Alexander, Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 25.
Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of a preacher, and grew up near LeMoyne-Owen College. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he joined Adolph Duncan's Band as a pianist. He then joined the B. B. King band. Soon King departed for Los Angeles, and the band's singer, Bobby Bland, joined the army. Alexander took over vocal duties and renamed the band the Beale Streeters. He also took over King's radio show on WDIA.
He began performing as Johnny Ace. He signed with Duke Records (originally a Memphis label associated with WDIA) in 1952. His first recording, "My Song", an urbane "heart-ballad", topped the R&B chart for nine weeks in September. (A cover version by Aretha Franklin was released in 1968, on the flip side of "See Saw".)
Ace began heavy touring, often with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. In the next two years, he had eight hits in a row, including "Cross My Heart", "Please Forgive Me", "The Clock", "Yes, Baby", "Saving My Love for You" and "Never Let Me Go". In December 1954 he was named the Most Programmed Artist of 1954 according to the results of a national poll of disc jockeys conducted by the U.S. trade weekly Cash Box.
Ace's recordings sold very well for those times. Early in 1955, Duke Records announced that three of his 1954 recordings, along with Thornton's "Hound Dog", had sold more than 1,750,000 copies.
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John Marshall Alexander, Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 25.
Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of a preacher, and grew up near LeMoyne-Owen College. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he joined Adolph Duncan's Band as a pianist. He then joined the B. B. King band. Soon King departed for Los Angeles, and the band's singer, Bobby Bland, joined the army. Alexander took over vocal duties and renamed the band the Beale Streeters. He also took over King's radio show on WDIA.
He began performing as Johnny Ace. He signed with Duke Records (originally a Memphis label associated with WDIA) in 1952. His first recording, "My Song", an urbane "heart-ballad", topped the R&B chart for nine weeks in September. (A cover version by Aretha Franklin was released in 1968, on the flip side of "See Saw".)
Ace began heavy touring, often with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. In the next two years, he had eight hits in a row, including "Cross My Heart", "Please Forgive Me", "The Clock", "Yes, Baby", "Saving My Love for You" and "Never Let Me Go". In December 1954 he was named the Most Programmed Artist of 1954 according to the results of a national poll of disc jockeys conducted by the U.S. trade weekly Cash Box.
Ace's recordings sold very well for those times. Early in 1955, Duke Records announced that three of his 1954 recordings, along with Thornton's "Hound Dog", had sold more than 1,750,000 copies.
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JOHNNY ACE - "THE CLOCK" (1953)
"The Clock" - Lyrics
I looked at the face of the clock on the wall.
And it doesn't tell me nothing at all.
That face of the clock just stares at me.
It knows I...
"The Clock" - Lyrics
I looked at the face of the clock on the wall.
And it doesn't tell me nothing at all.
That face of the clock just stares at me.
It knows I'm lonely and always will be.
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back with me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
(Instrumental break)
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back to me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
Songwriter(s): David J. Mattis, D. J. Mattis
John Marshall Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee and his father was a preacher in Tennessee. After serving in the navy during the Korean War, Alexander joined Adolph Duncan's Band as a pianist. He then joined the B. B. King band. Soon King departed for Los Angeles and vocalist Bobby Bland joined the army. Alexander took over vocal duties and renamed the band The Beale Streeters, also taking over King's WDIA radio show.
Becoming "Johnny Ace", he signed to Duke Records (originally a Memphis label associated with WDIA) in 1952. Urbane 'heart-ballad' "My Song," his first recording, topped the R&B charts for nine weeks in September. ("My Song" was covered in 1968 by Aretha Franklin, on the flipside of "See Saw".)
Ace began heavy touring, often with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. In the next two years, he had eight hits in a row, including "Cross My Heart," "Please Forgive Me," "The Clock," "Yes, Baby," "Saving My Love for You," and "Never Let Me Go." In December, 1954 he was named the Most Programmed Artist of 1954 after a national DJ poll organized by U.S. trade weekly Cash Box.
Ace's recordings sold very well for those times. Early in 1955, Duke Records announced that the three 1954 Johnny Ace recordings, along with Thornton's "Hound Dog", had sold more than 1,750,000 records.
After touring for a year, Ace had been performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day 1954. During a break between sets, he was playing with a .22 caliber revolver. Members of his band said he did this often, sometimes shooting at roadside signs from their car.
It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. Big Mama Thornton's bass player Curtis Tillman, however, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said 'Be careful with that thing...' and he said 'It's okay! Gun's not loaded...see?' and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and 'Bang!' -- sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran out of the dressing room yelling 'Johnny Ace just killed himself!"
Thornton said in a written statement (included in the book The Late Great Johnny Ace) that Ace had been playing with the gun, but not playing Russian roulette. According to Thornton, Ace pointed the gun at his girlfriend and another woman who were sitting nearby, but did not fire. He then pointed the gun toward himself, bragging that he knew which chamber was loaded. The gun went off, shooting him in the side of the head.
According to Nick Tosches, Ace actually shot himself with a .32 pistol, not a .22, and it happened little more than an hour after he had bought a brand new 1955 Oldsmobile.
Ace's funeral was on January 9, 1955, at Memphis' Clayborn Temple AME church. It was attended by an estimated 5000 people.
"Pledging My Love" became a posthumous R&B No. 1 hit for ten weeks beginning February 12, 1955. As Billboard bluntly put it, Ace's death "created one of the biggest demands for a record that has occurred since the death of Hank Williams just over two years ago." His single sides were compiled and released as The Johnny Ace Memorial Album.
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"The Clock" - Lyrics
I looked at the face of the clock on the wall.
And it doesn't tell me nothing at all.
That face of the clock just stares at me.
It knows I'm lonely and always will be.
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back with me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
(Instrumental break)
I want to cry my heart out.
Want my baby back to me.
Got nothing but time to step out.
But time means nothing to me.
If you hear me, please come back real soon.
'Cause the clock and I are so lonely in this room.
Songwriter(s): David J. Mattis, D. J. Mattis
John Marshall Alexander was born in Memphis, Tennessee and his father was a preacher in Tennessee. After serving in the navy during the Korean War, Alexander joined Adolph Duncan's Band as a pianist. He then joined the B. B. King band. Soon King departed for Los Angeles and vocalist Bobby Bland joined the army. Alexander took over vocal duties and renamed the band The Beale Streeters, also taking over King's WDIA radio show.
Becoming "Johnny Ace", he signed to Duke Records (originally a Memphis label associated with WDIA) in 1952. Urbane 'heart-ballad' "My Song," his first recording, topped the R&B charts for nine weeks in September. ("My Song" was covered in 1968 by Aretha Franklin, on the flipside of "See Saw".)
Ace began heavy touring, often with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. In the next two years, he had eight hits in a row, including "Cross My Heart," "Please Forgive Me," "The Clock," "Yes, Baby," "Saving My Love for You," and "Never Let Me Go." In December, 1954 he was named the Most Programmed Artist of 1954 after a national DJ poll organized by U.S. trade weekly Cash Box.
Ace's recordings sold very well for those times. Early in 1955, Duke Records announced that the three 1954 Johnny Ace recordings, along with Thornton's "Hound Dog", had sold more than 1,750,000 records.
After touring for a year, Ace had been performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day 1954. During a break between sets, he was playing with a .22 caliber revolver. Members of his band said he did this often, sometimes shooting at roadside signs from their car.
It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. Big Mama Thornton's bass player Curtis Tillman, however, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said 'Be careful with that thing...' and he said 'It's okay! Gun's not loaded...see?' and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and 'Bang!' -- sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran out of the dressing room yelling 'Johnny Ace just killed himself!"
Thornton said in a written statement (included in the book The Late Great Johnny Ace) that Ace had been playing with the gun, but not playing Russian roulette. According to Thornton, Ace pointed the gun at his girlfriend and another woman who were sitting nearby, but did not fire. He then pointed the gun toward himself, bragging that he knew which chamber was loaded. The gun went off, shooting him in the side of the head.
According to Nick Tosches, Ace actually shot himself with a .32 pistol, not a .22, and it happened little more than an hour after he had bought a brand new 1955 Oldsmobile.
Ace's funeral was on January 9, 1955, at Memphis' Clayborn Temple AME church. It was attended by an estimated 5000 people.
"Pledging My Love" became a posthumous R&B No. 1 hit for ten weeks beginning February 12, 1955. As Billboard bluntly put it, Ace's death "created one of the biggest demands for a record that has occurred since the death of Hank Williams just over two years ago." His single sides were compiled and released as The Johnny Ace Memorial Album.
- published: 11 Oct 2013
- views: 158816
4:48
The Late Great Johnny Ace
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The Late Great Johnny Ace · Paul Simon
Hearts And Bones
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2010-07-12
Or...
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The Late Great Johnny Ace · Paul Simon
Hearts And Bones
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2010-07-12
Orchestrator: Philip Glass
Electric Guitar: Dean Parks
Electric Guitar: Sid McGinnis
Drums: Steve Gadd
Guitar: Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer: Michael Riesman
Bass Clarinet: George Marge
Cello: Frederick Ziotkin
Viola: Jill Jaffe
Violin: Marin Alsop
Producer: Russ Titleman
Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer: Roy Halee
Co- Producer: Lenny Waronker
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The Late Great Johnny Ace · Paul Simon
Hearts And Bones
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2010-07-12
Orchestrator: Philip Glass
Electric Guitar: Dean Parks
Electric Guitar: Sid McGinnis
Drums: Steve Gadd
Guitar: Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer: Michael Riesman
Bass Clarinet: George Marge
Cello: Frederick Ziotkin
Viola: Jill Jaffe
Violin: Marin Alsop
Producer: Russ Titleman
Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer: Roy Halee
Co- Producer: Lenny Waronker
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Johnny Ace, The Johnny Otis Orchestra - Pledging My Love
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Pledging My Love
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Pledging My Love · Johnny Ace · Johnny Otis' Band
The Complete Duke Recordings
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
Released o...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Pledging My Love · Johnny Ace · Johnny Otis' Band
The Complete Duke Recordings
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
Released on: 2004-01-01
Conductor, Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Johnny Otis
Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano: Johnny Ace
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: James Von Streeter
Associated Performer, Guitar: Pete Lewis
Associated Performer, Bass (vocal): Albert Winston
Associated Performer, Drums: Leard Bell
Composer Lyricist: Don D. Robey
Composer Lyricist: Ferdinand Washington
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Pledging My Love · Johnny Ace · Johnny Otis' Band
The Complete Duke Recordings
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
Released on: 2004-01-01
Conductor, Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Johnny Otis
Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano: Johnny Ace
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: James Von Streeter
Associated Performer, Guitar: Pete Lewis
Associated Performer, Bass (vocal): Albert Winston
Associated Performer, Drums: Leard Bell
Composer Lyricist: Don D. Robey
Composer Lyricist: Ferdinand Washington
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