Showing posts with label charlie ace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charlie ace. Show all posts

Sunday, May 1, 2011

RIP CHARLIE ACE


The proprietor of the mobile record shack, Swing A Ling, has passed away. Charlie Ace (real name Valden Dixon) had a simple idea, bring reggae music to the people in the ghetto, so he converted a car into a mobile record shack. If you're into reggae, you've probably seen photos of his getup a zillion times. Per square foot, it's probably the most famous record store ever. And it was a fantastic idea, it's amazing that more people didn't copy it. (Jack White did, with his fancy-ass Third Man Records record truck. Link below.)



Related links:
Third Man Records mobile record truck
Swing-A-Ling car model
Other posts about reggae