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 non_vocal_instrumentalist 5 may 1934 ace cannon.png united states ace cannon
ace cannon

john `` ace '' cannon -lrb- born 5 may 1934 in grenada , mississippi -rrb- 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 -lrb- stay away from me -rrb- '' hit # 36 that same year .
in april 1965 , he released `` ace cannon live '' -lrb- hl 12025 -rrb- ; 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 -lrb- as opposed to previous live albums recorded in concert venues -rrb- .
cannon was inducted into both the rock and soul hall of fame and the rockabilly hall of fame in 2000 .
in may 2007 , his hometown of calhoun city , mississippi , hosted its first annual ace cannon festival , and on december 9 , 2008 , he was honored with induction into the mississippi musicians ' hall of fame .
after years of travelling and entertaining fans the world over , he moved back to calhoun city in the late 1980s and resides there today .
he still plays numerous dates each year , and can be found most days working on his golf game at his home course .
