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 Ace introducing the song with his own recollections of hearing the news of Ace's death. Ace is mentioned in "House Band in Hell", by Root Boy Slim, and in the song "Johnny Ace", by Dash Rip Rock. "Pledging My Love" was used in the 1973 film "Mean Streets", directed by Martin Scorsese; the 1983 film "Christine", directed by John Carpenter; the 1985 film "Back to the Future", directed by Robert Zemeckis; and the 1992 film "Bad Lieutenant", directed by Abel Ferrara. The Teen Queens' song "Eddie My Love", originally entitled "Johnny My Love", was written in memory of Ace. The Swiss