Ace Records was a record label that was started in August 1955 in Jackson, Mississippi by Johnny Vincent, with Teem Records as its budget subsidiary. Ace also had the Vin label. Its records were distributed independently until 1962 when a distribution arrangement was set up with Vee-Jay Records. Ace Records stopped when Vee-Jay went broke. The label was relaunched in 1971 and sold in 1997 to the Demon Music Group in the UK, see Ace Records (UK).
Ace recorded such artists as Earl King, Frankie Ford, Jimmy Clanton, Huey "Piano" Smith, Joe Tex, Scotty McKay and Bobby Marchan.
Ace had a handful of major, influential hits during their time in business, including:
- "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" by Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns (1957)
- "Don't You Just Know It" by Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns (1958)
- "Just A Dream" by Jimmy Clanton (1958)
- "Sea Cruise" by Frankie Ford (1958)
- "Go, Jimmy, Go" by Jimmy Clanton (1959)
- "Pop-Eye" by Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns (1962)
- "Venus In Blue Jeans" by Jimmy Clanton (1962)
Ace Records has received a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.
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