Johnny Nace was a well known country western musician, working in the business for more than 40 years. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 24, 1934. He formed a band, Johnny Nace and the Midnighters in the early 1960s and recorded five albums. He appeared on the Ernest Tubb Record show in Nashville,TN and was a former disc jockey for KOKO radio in Warrensburg, MO and KDRO radio in Sedalia, MO. He also hosted the Circle 6 Ranch television show in Sedalia. He died of a heart attack in Sedalia, Missouri on August 24, 1990. Father of and .