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Ace Cannon (born 5 May 1934, Grenada, Mississippi) is an American saxophonist. He played and toured with Hi Records stablemate Bill Black’s Combo, continuing and leading the group after Black's death, having also started a solo career with his record "Tuff" in 1961. In April 1965, he released Ace Cannon Live (HL 12025); according to the liner notes by Nick Pesce the album was recorded in front of a live audience inside Hi's recording studio, and Pesce claims this was the first time such an album had ever been recorded (as opposed to previous live albums recorded in concert venues). // is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ...
Hi Records was a Memphis soul and rockabilly label started by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell, and Quinton Claunch in 1957. ...
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In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ...
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Cannon was inducted into both the Rock and Soul Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2000.[1] The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was established on March 21, 1997 to present early rock and roll history and information relative to the artists and personalities involved in this pioneering American music genre. ...
After years of travelling and entertaining fans the world over, he moved back to Calhoun City in the late 1980s and currently resides there today. He stil plays numerous dates each year, and can be found most days working on his golf game at his home course. For more information on fans of football (soccer), see Football (soccer) culture. ...
Calhoun City is a town located in Calhoun County, Mississippi. ...
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In May of 2007, his hometown honored this music legend by hosting its first annual Ace Cannon Festival.
References
- ^ [1] Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Accessed May 2, 2007.
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