Jimmie Lee Land, known as Buddy Ace (November 11, 1936 – December 25, 1994)[1][2] was an American Texas blues singer, billed as the "Silver Fox of the Blues".
Buddy Ace
Birth name
Jimmie Lee Land
Born
(1936-11-11)November 11, 1936 Jasper, Texas, United States
Died
December 25, 1994(1994-12-25) (aged 58) Waco, Texas, U.S.
He recorded a string of singles for the Duke label between 1956 and 1969.[5] His hits included "Nothing in the World Can Hurt Me (Except You)", which reached number 25 on the BillboardR&B chart in 1966. His second and last hit in the R&B chart was in the following year, "Hold On (To This Old Fool)", which made number 33.[6] His other well-known tracks included "Root Doctor" and "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man".[3]
In the late 1960s, he moved to California, living in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento, and continuing to perform live shows.[7] He also continued to record, for Paula, Evejim, and several smaller labels.[5] He billed himself "The Silver Fox of the Blues" after his hair turned white in his forties.[4]
Buddy Ace died of a heart attack aged 58, while performing in Waco, Texas, early on Christmas Day, 1994.[2]
Selected discography
Singles
"Screaming Please" / "What Can I Do" Duke 346
"True Love Money Can't Buy" / "My Love" Duke 381
"It's Gonna Be Me" / "Nothing in the World Can Hurt Me (Except You)" Duke 397
"Love Of Mine" / "Don't Hurt No More" Blues-B-Us 2016
Albums
Don't Hurt Me No More – Evejim Records 2018 (1994) Also issued under title Root Doctor
Buddy Ace, Silver Fox – Evejim Records 2040 (1994)
From Me To You – Evejim Records 2048 (1995)
The Real Thing – Jewel 5054 (1996)
Bibliography
Encyclopedia of The Blues. Edition 2006, Edward Komara. Routledge, ISBN0-415-92700-5[8]
References
^Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 316. ISBN978-0313344237.
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