Toronzo Cannon
Toronzo Cannon - American electric blues guitarist
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Genres: blues, guitar, blues rock, harp, Chicago Blues
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About Toronzo Cannon
Growing up in the shadows Chicago's blues mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. As a kid, Toronzo would listen to the raw, soulful sounds of legends like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. "It wasn't just the music that got me, but the effect on the people. I knew right then, that was what I was gonna do." These experiences led him to pick up his first guitar as a teenager and begin to learn to sing and play the sounds he heard. Inspired by the three Kings (Freddie, B.B. and Albert), a little Hendrix and some 70's R&B/Soul, Toronzo soon developed his own sound. "If I wasn’t gigging I was hitting every jam session I could find. I couldn’t get enough." It was during this time that he developed his own powerful, gospel-flavored vocal style and electrifying stage presence. After playing rhythm guitar with local artists like Wayne Baker Brooks and Joanna Connor, Toronzo decided to form his own band, The Cannonball Express. He immediately was in demand, playing some of Chicago’s greatest blues venues like Buddy Guy’s Legends, House of Blues, Kingston Mines, B.L.U.E.S, Blue Chicago, Lee's Unleaded as well as shows from Kentucky to Delaware and Iowa to Indiana. He also became a popular festival attraction, playing The Chicago Blues Festival for 8 consecutive years and the 2008 San Jose Blues Festival with other local young guns Chico Banks and Mike Wheeler. Internationally, Toronzo has been flown into Latvia as a featured solo artist three times over the past few years and has just completed a successful tour in Mexico, Durban South Africa and France 2011.
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Toronzo Cannon — Top 30 songs of 44
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Toronzo Cannon | Got Me By The Short Hairs | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Back To The Weekend | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Bad Contract | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Walk It Off | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Big Ray Bop | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | You Made Me This Way | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Jealous Love | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | I Believe | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | I've Been Doing Fine | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Gentle Reminder | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Let It Shine Always | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Not Gonna Worry | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Insurance | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Sweet Sweet Sweet | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Ive Been Doin Fine | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Come Home | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Can't Fix The World | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Hard Luck | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Root To The Fruit...She's Mine (Reprise) | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Shut Up And Play | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | The Preacher The Poltician Or The Pimp | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Mrs. From Mississippi | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Ordinary Woman | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Strength To Survive | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | The Silence Of My Friends | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Cold World | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | I Can't Take Her Nowhere | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | If You're Woman Enough to Leave Me | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Open Letter (To Whom It May Concern) | ||
| Toronzo Cannon | Message To My Daughter |