Ace Cannon
Sign in to saveAmerican Solo Music Artist of the Saxophone (1934-2018)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Tuff
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
Member of
- The Little Green Men1957–1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,373
- Total plays
- 65,033
Tags
60ssaxophonesaxbluerock n roll
John "Ace" Cannon (May 5, 1934 – December 6, 2018) was an American tenor and alto saxophonist. He played and toured with Hi Records stablemate Bill Black's Combo, and started a solo career with his record "Tuff" in 1961, using the Black combo as his backing group. "Tuff" hit #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, and the follow-up single "Blues (Stay Away from Me)" hit #36 that same year. In April 1965, he released Ace Cannon Live (HL 12025); <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ace+Cannon">Re
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cannon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grenada
- Place of death
- Calhoun City
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Hi Records
- Official website
- www.acecannon.com
- Image
- Ace Cannon.png
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-05-05
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- date of death
- 2018-12-06
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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