Toronzo Cannon hails from the Windy City and plays Chicago-style blues. He started as a sideman and worked his way to become a main stage headliner. By day, Toronzo drives a Chicago Transit Authority bus and arranges his schedule to be able to tour all around the US and the world. Like many who have come before him, blues is his calling. Blues Music Magazine describes it like this: “His guitar playing has all the fire and spontaneity of the Chicago legends he carries; his songwriting is a timely and original look at the world he sees by day on a bus and in blues clubs by night, and his assertive voice is the perfect vehicle to deliver the message.”

“It’s not about the solos,” Cannon says, “It’s about the songs. People get used to everyday life, so it’s easy to miss the things around them. I write about those things. I know the problems of Chicago, the hardship, ’cause we’re always a scapegoat. But I choose to love and respect the city because of the Chicago blues giants that came here from down south. I’m proud to be standing on the shoulders of every great Chicago blues musician who came before me.”

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