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DISGRACELAND

Elvis Presley and Johnny Ace: A Deadly Christmas Story

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.613.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Elvis Presley loved the Memphis singer Johnny Ace. Johnny died long before Elvis’ became the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll and the way in which Johnny Ace died was as tragic as it was violent. It involved a game of Russian roulette, a greedy and dubious rock ‘n’ roll impresario, BB King, Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, and a killer conspiracy and music history myth in desperate need of busting. Buckle up for a Christmas story like no other. What are your favorite rock 'n' roll myths? Which ones need busting? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @disgracelandpod. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter)  Facebook Fan Group TikTok Check out Kikoff: https://getkikoff.com/DISGRACELAND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Double Elvis

0:07.0

Is crypto perfect?

0:09.0

Nope.

0:10.0

But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:13.0

And yet today we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:19.0

Crypto is no different. It's new, but like email, it's also revolutionary.

0:24.7

With Crackin, it's easy to start your crypto journey with 24-7 support when you need it. Go to

0:30.0

crackin.com and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money

0:33.9

you invest. This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected if something

0:36.4

goes wrong. This episode contains content that may be disturbing to some listeners.

0:41.0

Please check the show notes for more information. Disgrace Land is a production of Double Elvis.

1:03.1

This is the story of a rock and roll myth, a rock and roll myth that is in need of busting, but it's also a Christmas story.

1:07.3

A story about the King of Cool himself, Elvis Presley, in an obscure Memphis singer,

1:13.5

who Elvis himself thought was just about the coolest dude that he'd ever seen on stage.

1:18.9

A singer by the name of Johnny Ace, a singer who died on Christmas Day in 1954,

1:27.0

a singer whose violent death resulted in a cash windfall

1:30.2

and a killer conspiracy, and a singer who made great music.

1:37.0

Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show, that wasn't great music.

1:42.5

That was a preset loop from my Mel melaton called Dead for the Holidays,

1:47.4

MK2. I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to Mr. Sandman by the Cordettes.

1:55.7

And why would I play you that specific slice of clock tower morphine cheese could I afford it? Because that was the

2:05.0

number one song in America on Christmas Day 1954. And that was the day Johnny Ace died,

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