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
New York Latin ACE Awards New York Latin ACE Awards New York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents. ACE is an acronym for "Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de Nueva York." Founding members were Miguel Ángel Gallástegui, its first provisional president; Nemesio Acevedo, Fernando Campos, José C. Cayón, Johnny Chévere, Manuel del Valle, Pedro Galiana, Efraín Hidalgo, Ramón Plazza, Santiago Pollarsky and Arístides Sotolongo. The first Latin ACE Awards ceremony, after the winners were announced at the Club Sans Souci in Uptown Manhattan on May