Johnny Ace Auditorium in Houston, Texas, on Christmas Day 1954. During a break between sets, he was playing with a .32-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. However, Big Mama Thornton's bass player, Curtis Tillman, 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
Ann Die Hasselmo President's office at the College of William and Mary. In 1988, she moved to Tulane University, where she was Dean of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and Associate Provost and Chair of the Newcomb Foundation's Board of Trustees. In 1992 Dr. Ann Die Hasselmo was appointed president of Hendrix College where she served until 2001. During her tenure as president of Hendrix, she served as chair of the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and represented NAICU on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE). She also served