Ace Cannon - Tuff!

Ace Cannon - Tuff!
Label: Hi Records – HI UK LP 412
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Funk / Soul
Tracklist
A1 Tuff
A2 Sittin' Tight
A3 Deep Elem Blues
A4 St. Louis Blues
A5 Cannonball
A6 Wabash Blues
A7 I've Got A Woman
B1 Blues In My Heart
B2 Heartbreak Hotel
B3 Lonesome Road
B4 Kansas City
B5 Careless Love
B6 Searchin'
B7 Trouble In Mind Credits
Bass – Jesse Carter
Drums – Kenneth Earwood
Guitar – Carl Simmons
Organ, Piano – Charles Eldred
Saxophone – Ace Cannon
One of Nashville's premier session men from the late '50s through the early '70s, alto saxophonist Ace Cannon began playing at the age of ten and signed with Sun Records during the early days of rock & roll. He performed with Billy Lee Riley and Brad Suggs but then in 1959 joined the original Bill Black Combo, recording for the Hi label. He stayed with the band until 1961, when he made his solo chart debut with the instrumental "Tuff," which made it to the country Top 20. This in turn was followed by a Top 40 hit, "Blues (Stay Away From Me)," and a minor hit for the Santos label, "Sugar Blues." He had two more hits in the mid-'60s with "Cotton Fields" and "Searchin'," both recorded for Hi. A decade later, he became the subject of the 1974 documentary film, Ace's High. After moving to Nashville in the mid-'70s, Cannon's version of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" became a minor hit and was nominated for the Best Country Instrumental Performance Grammy that year. Cannon continued to perform into the '90s and frequently toured with such legends of early rock & roll as Carl Perkins.

Price: 8.- €