The Beale Streeters were a Memphis-based R&B coalition of musicians, which at times included John Alexander, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, B.B.
King performed live broadcasts at WDIA, he was backed by John Alexander (piano), Adolph "Billy" Duncan (saxophone), and Earl Forest (drums).
[3] By the end of 1949, Bobby "Blue" Bland had joined the group as the vocalist and singer/guitarist/drummer Willie Nix.
[3] They performed with the house bands at local nightclubs and competed in amateur night contests at the Palace Theatre.
Ace's "Mid Night Hours Journey" and Forest's "Trouble And Me" was released on the subsidiary Flair Records.
Ace had eight hit records in a row following "My Song" before he died in December 1954 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while playing Russian roulette.