Chicago bluesman and Alligator Records artist Toronzo Cannon defies all expectations. The blistering guitarist and soulful vocalist adapts his songs to the acoustic form; shining a light on the ...

Anyone who attended last year’s Chicago Blues Festival will never forget the sight: Toronzo Cannon, dressed in a bright white suit, hopping off the stage at the Petrillo Music Shell to stroll the ...

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The great Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon joins Anna to talk about why he decided to retire from the CTA after 28 years. Toronzo also chats about driving a bus amid COVID-19 and how the coronavirus ...

There’s a lot of great shows this weekend and Buzz Kilman (filling in for Dave Plier) shares his top choices for live music entertainment around the Chicagoland area. Later, renowned blues musician ...

The CTA’s bus-driving bluesman performs a song from his new album. The CTA’s bus-driving bluesman, Toronzo Cannon, performs his composition “Insurance” off his new release from Alligator Records, “The ...

Veteran Chicago blues guitarist Toronzo Cannon got married this summer and moved to Minnesota about four months ago. “I’m like a cat in a new house,” he said with a laugh. Although he may have ...

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The first time we spoke with Toronzo Cannon, in October 2016, he was looking forward to his first trip to the Boston area, on his first national tour. He was supporting his first album on Alligator ...

“All of us have been put on pause, where we’re forced to go sit down and think about our lives, because things can be taken away just like that.” Facebook has a way of making you feel good and making ...