# Ace Cannon

> John Henry "Ace" Cannon was 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 No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, and the follow-up single "Blues " hit No. 36 that same year. In April 1965, he released Ace Cannon Live ; 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.

*American Solo Music Artist of the Saxophone (1934-2018)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-05-05
- **Died:** 2018-12-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 5.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.acecannon.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/710688)
- [إيس كانون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/701888ee-b15e-467d-83cb-bd81e89f34a6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2606720)

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