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My Place: Ace Record Company

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman
Published March 13, 2014 at 1:55 PM EDT

This week Joel Najman's My Place profiles artists who recorded for the Ace Record Company of Jackson, Mississippi as well as the company's colorful founder Johnny Vincent.

Between 1955 and 1962, Ace specialized in R&B and pop music coming out of New Orleans during the rock era's earliest years including memorable hits by Huey "Piano" Smith, Jimmy Clanton, and Frankie Ford.

Initial broadcast Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. on VPR. Did you miss the show? You have 2 more weeks to hear it online!
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Joel Najman
Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.
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