Artist Info: Toronzo Cannon

Growing up in the shadows Chicago's blues mecca, Theresa's Lounge, had a lasting effect on Toronzo Cannon. As a kid, Toronzo would listen to the raw, soulful sounds of legends like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. "It wasn't just the music that got me, but the effect on the people. I knew right then, that was what I was gonna do."

These experiences led him to pick up his first guitar as a teenager and begin to learn to sing and play the sounds he heard. [read more...]