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1927 - Johnny Vincent (John Vincent Imbragulio) was born on this day. He was a record producer for Art Rupe at Specialty Records and founded Ace Records in 1955 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At Specialty he worked with John Lee Hooker, Earl King, and Huey "Piano" Smith. His greatest hit was with Guitar Slim and "The Things That I Used to Do" an R&B # 1 in 1954. Ace enjoyed several national hits in the late 1950s, such as Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu," and Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"; both of which Vincent produced. He died at the age of 72 in February 2000.

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1927 - Johnny Vincent (John Vincent Imbragulio) was born on this day. He was a record producer for Art Rupe at Specialty Records and founded Ace Records in 1955 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At Specialty he worked with John Lee Hooker, Earl King, and Huey "Piano" Smith. His greatest hit was with Guitar Slim and "The Things That I Used to Do" an R&B # 1 in 1954. Ace enjoyed several national hits in the late 1950s, such as Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu," and Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"; both of which Vincent produced. He died at the age of 72 in February 2000.

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