The Aces (blues band)

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The Aces
Also known as
  • The Three Deuces
  • the Three Aces
  • the Four Aces
  • the Jukes
OriginChicago, Illinois U.S.
GenresChicago blues, jazz
Years active1950s–1970s
Past members

The Aces was one of the earliest and most influential of the electric Chicago blues bands in the 1950s,[1] led by the guitarist brothers Louis and Dave Myers,[2] natives of Byhalia, Mississippi.

Career

The Myers brothers originally performed as the Little Boys. With the addition of harmonica player Junior Wells, they became the Three Deuces and then the Three Aces. With the enlistment of the drummer Fred Below in 1950, they became the Four Aces and finally the Aces.[3] Influenced by jazz, their music led to the rise of the blues shuffle beat and helped launch the drums to a new prominence in blues bands.[4]

In 1952, Wells quit to join the

backing band for other Chicago blues musicians, including Otis Rush, Eddie Boyd
, and others.

In the late 1950s, Dave Myers switched from the guitar to the

electric bass, becoming one of the first Chicago bluesmen to adopt this relatively new instrument and helping to popularize it in Chicago blues.[3] During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s the original Aces periodically reunited for recordings, tours, and festivals.[6]

Dave Myers in 1978

Personnel

  • Louis Myers, September 18, 1929 – September 5, 1994[7]
  • Dave Myers, October 30, 1926 – September 3, 2001[3]
  • Fred Below, September 16, 1926 – August 14, 1988[5]

References

  1. ISBN 0-14-100145-3
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  2. ISBN 0-85112-673-1
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  3. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Dave Myers". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  4. ISBN 0-87930-736-6
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  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6
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  6. ISBN 0-14-100145-3
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  7. ^ Dahl, Bill. "Louis Myers". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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