Ace Von Johnson
- Hard rock
- heavy metal
- glam metal
- punk rock
- Musician
- songwriter
- Guitar
- bass
Ace Von Johnson is an American musician who was the lead guitarist in the glam metal band Faster Pussycat[1] and currently rhythm guitarist for L.A. Guns.[2]
Johnson was previously a member of punk and metal bands such as Cheap Sex, Madcap, the U.S. Bombs, the Generators, Unwritten Law and Murphy's Law.[3][4]
Career
In 2010, he performed on an alternative version of the song "Hollywood Tonight" for the posthumous Michael Jackson album "Michael". The track was produced by Jackson collaborator Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, but was ultimately not released.[5]
In May 2015, he appeared alongside two of his Faster Pussycat bandmates on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show in the "Stump The Trunk" segment. In August 2015, he performed at Riki Rachtman's's Cathouse Live, a festival that reunited many of the bands from the Cathouse nightclub's heyday, held at Irving Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA. Later in the year, he served as musical director at the Rock and Shock horror and music festival in Worcester, Massachusetts.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Guitarist Rejoins Faster Pussycat On Stage « HOT METAL". Hotmetalonline.com. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "L.A. Guns unveil 4th different guitarist this year with Ace Von Johnson doing longer tour runs – Sleaze Roxx". sleazeroxx.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "Ace Von Johnson of Faster Pussycat". Amplified Edge. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Tours: Duane Peters (acoustic)". Punknews.org. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Jackson source".
- ^ "News - ROCK AND SHOCK FESTIVAL 2015 Performers Revealed". Knac.com. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ Hallam, Scott (2015-10-05). "Faster Pussycat's Ace Von Johnson Talks Returning to Rock and Shock with The Rocking Dead". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
External links
- Official website
- Ace Von Johnson at IMDb
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- Guns/Lewis version members:
- Tracii Guns
- Phil Lewis
- Adam Hamilton
- Johnny Martin
- Ace Von Johnson
- Shawn Duncan
- Riley/Nickels version members:
- Kelly Nickels
- Steve Riley
- Scott Griffin
- Kurt Frohlich
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- Collector's Edition No. 1
- Cuts
- Wasted
- Live! Vampires
- Live: A Night on the Strip
- Loud & Dangerous: Live from Hollywood
- Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act
- Made in Milan
- Best Of: Hollywood a Go-Go
- Hollywood Rehearsal
- Black City Breakdown (1985–1986)
- Hollywood Raw: The Original Sessions
- Black List
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of L.A. Guns
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