A solid guitarist and vocalist, Babe Turner AKA Black Ace built his own guitar as a child, then taught himself to play. He was also in a gospel choir in Hughes Springs, TX. Turner honed his skills playing at community functions during the '20s, then worked with Smokey Hogg at dances in Greenville, TX in the '30s. Hogg and Buddy Woods were frequent partners for Turner, who made several solo tours in the '30s and '40s. He appeared in the 1941 film The Blood of Jesus and 1962 movie The Blues. Turner had a show on Fort Worth radio station KFJZ from 1936 - 1941. He recorded for Decca in 1937. After a stint in the army during the early '40s, Turner's jobs were mostly non-musical, except for his film stints. He did make a 1960 LP for Arhoolie. Turner took his nickname from the 1936 recording "Black Ace." A native of Hughes Springs, Texas, as a young boy he was a member of the local church choir, where he got his interest in music. He later built himself his own guitar and taught himself to play. In the 1920s, he played at local functions, and then played at dances in Greenville, Texas, in the 1930s. In 1936, he got his own show on the Fort Worth, Texas, radio station KFJZ, which lasted until 1941. He also appeared in two films, "The Blood Of Jesus" (1941), and "The Blues" (1962). During the 1940s, he had a stint in the army, and released an album for the Arhoolie Record Label in 1960, but that was pretty much the extent of his music career. In his career he had worked with the likes of Smokey Hogg and Oscar Woods, and had recorded such songs as, 'I Am The Black Ace,' 'Bad Times Stomp, ' Santa Fe Blues,' 'Drink On Little Girl,' 'Golden Slipper,' 'Your Leg's To Little,' and 'Santa Claus Blues.' Turner passed away in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1972, at the age of 64.
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