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
Johnny Gardner Johnny Gardner Johnny Gardner (c. 1882 – c. 1953) was a notorious gangster and professional bank robber commonly known as "Dressed-up Johnny", whom the police described as the "ace of the safe crackers". He was born on August 26, 1882 and was a native of Zanesville, Ohio. He had spent time in the Ohio State Prison at Columbus and the Illinois State Prison at Joliet. Johnny Gardner was described as a "notorious character" and a "gangster of the worst kind". Gardner and his gang began terrorizing southern Illinois from 1919 to 1922, robbing banks and post offices across the country.