domingo, 6 de mayo de 2018

Ace Cannon


Ace Cannon

Ace LIVE! 
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.


Ace is on the piano

Above is Ace (on the piano) as a young man is his first group,
Bill Black's Combo.


Skeeter Davis (left)and band leader Ace Cannon (right) 
Skeeter Davis (left)and band leader Ace Cannon (right)







The Best of Ace Cannon: The Hi Records Years
Ace Cannon
The Best of Ace Cannon: The Hi Records Years
04/10/2001  Capitol 

 







Fernwood Rock 'N' Roll

Fernwood Rock 'N' Roll
02/08/2000  Stompertime Records 





In memory of Isaac Hayes
L to R back row...Russ Moss, Bubba Feathers,
Sam Samudio, JM VanEaton, Billy Lee Riley,
Scotty Moore, Billy Swan, Stan Perkins
DJ Fontana, Ronnie McDowell,WS Holland
CW Gatlin ......Front Row..L to R..
Late Isaac Hayes, JP Morgan [behind Isaac]
"Smoochie" Smith, Kim Curtis, Ace Cannon
Jerry Phillips
Sun Studio Reunion

Calhoun City, MS has honored Ace with welcome signs at entrances to the city.

Ace, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins



ACE CANNON

Uno de los primeros session men de Nashville de los ultimos 50´s a los primeros 70´s. Saxo alto Ace Cannon empezó tocando a la edad de 10 años y firmó con Sun Records durante los primeros dias del rock & roll

Tocó con muchos artistas como Billy Lee Riley y Brad Suggs hasta que en 1959 se unió a Bill Black Combo, grabando para Hi label. Estuvo en la banda hasta 1961, cuando debutó en solitario con el tema "Tuff" que entró en el country Top 20. Esto fué seguido por un top 40 hit, "Blues (Stay away from me)" y exito meno para el sello Santos, "Sugar Blues", Ace Cannon tuvo 2 exitos mas a mediado de los 60´s con " Cotton Fields" y "Searchin´" ambos grabados para el sello Hi. Una decada despues en 1974, volveria para un documental, Ace´s High. Despues de mudarse a Nashvill a mediado de los 70´s una version suya del "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" llegó a exito y fué nominada para los Grammy en la categoria de mejort actuacion country instrumental del año. Cannon ha continuado actuando, en 1986 participó en el Class of ´55, un album con Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison y Johnny Cash y estuvieron de gira por varios paises de Europa. ha grabado mas de 70m albunes y 45 singles y actuado en varios programas de television. Este es el conocido por "EL PADRINO DEL SAXO"

1 comentario:

Carlos Zamora dijo...

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