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Ace Cannon Songs

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John "Ace" Cannon (born 5 May 1934 in Grenada, Mississippi) is 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); 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). Cannon was inducted into both the Rock and Soul Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2000.

Below is a list of Ace Cannon songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Hi 2040
chart position: RandB #3, US #17
written by: Ace Cannon
album: Tuff Sax
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Tuff
1961 Hi
2 record label: Hi 45 2051
chart position: Cashbox R&B #42, US #36
written by: Rabon Delmore, Alton Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover
album: Tuff Sax
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Blues (Stay Away From Me)
1962 Hi
3 record label: Hi 2101
chart position: US #102
written by: Willie Nelson
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Funny (How Time Slips Away)
1966 Hi
4 record label: Hi 2144
chart position: US #110
written by: Jimmy Webb
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1968 Hi
5 record label: Hi 2081
chart position: US #120
written by: Ivory Joe Hunter
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Empty Arms
1964 Hi
6 record label: Hi 2089
chart position: US #120
written by: Huey
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Sea Cruise
1965 Hi
-- record label: Hi 2148
written by: Ace Cannon
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Cannonball
1968 Hi
-- record label: Hi 2174
written by: Mel Tillis
album: The Happy And Mello Sax Of Ace Cannon
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
1970 Hi
-- record label: Hi 2180
written by: Tony Joe White
album: Cool 'n Saxy
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Rainy Night In Georgia
1970 Hi




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