October 2, 1953: Johnny Ace holds the top three spots on the R ‘n B Charts!!!

Johnny Ace's recordings sold very well for the times...

 Early in 1955, Duke Records announced that three 1954 Johnny Ace recordings, along with Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog", had sold more than 1,750,000 records…

Check out a few Johnny Ace tunes that were hits on this date, October 2,  in 1953:

October 2, 1953: Johnny Ace hits #3 on the R&B chart with "Cross My Heart"

#1 on the R 'n B chart with "The Clock" 

And right in the middle, at #2 on the R 'n B chart with

"Saving My Love For You”

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OCTOBER 2, 1953: ANOTHER GOOD DAY ON THE CHARTS FOR THE LATE, GREAT, MR. JOHNNY ACE!!!

OCTOBER 2, 1953: 

Johnny Ace hits #3 on the R&B chart with "Cross My Heart"

 #1 on the R&B chart with "The Clock"

"Aces Wild" is the flip side of 'The Clock"... 

Johnny Ace is playing the piano on this tune. This recording has been all but lost to fans of Johnny Ace…

(Note: To keep it that way, that is "All but lost..." the side has been removed from YouTube and now unavailable to this blog)

#2 on the R&B chart with

 "Saving My Love For You"

ANOTHER GOOD DAY ON THE CHARTS FOR THE LATE, GREAT,

MR. JOHNNY ACE!!!

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