Artist
Toronzo Cannon
- From Chicago, IL
- Formed 2001
- Type Solo artist
- Members Toronzo Cannon
Listen
Start with The Chicago Way (2016) album, Alligator Records debut that brought him international recognition
Bio
Toronzo Cannon (born February 14, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American electric blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who grew up on the South Side near Theresa's Lounge, hearing Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. He bought his first guitar at 22, worked as a sideman through the 1990s, formed his band the Cannonball Express in 2001, and signed with Alligator Records in 2015. Long known for driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus by day and performing by night, he has earned multiple Blues Music Award nominations and toured internationally