Buddy Ace Buddy Ace Jimmie Lee Land, known as Buddy Ace (November 11, 1936 – December 25, 1994) was an American Texas blues singer, billed as the "Silver Fox of the Blues." Born in Jasper, Texas, he was raised in Baytown near Houston, and began his career by singing gospel in a group that included Joe Tex. He joined up with other blues singers, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Junior Parker, before signing to Duke/Peacock Records in 1955 and agreeing to be credited as "Buddy Ace", a name previously used by the late Johnny Ace's brother, St. Clair Alexander. He recorded a string
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar transfer the success of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" to television. Bob Bailey starred in a 1958 pilot entitled "The Adventures of Johnny Dollar" and William Bryant starred in a 1962 pilot entitled "Johnny Dollar." The latter was written, produced, and directed by Blake Edwards. "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" was so familiar to CBS Radio's listeners that the network's resident comedians, Bob and Ray, occasionally satirized it. Their version, "Ace Willoughby, International Detective," followed the "Johnny Dollar" format of exotic locales, continental officials, cool villains, and tense confrontations, with Ray Goulding doing a letter-perfect imitation of Bob Bailey's delivery. In the