Cannon was inducted into both the Rock and Soul Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2000.[4] 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 traveling and entertaining fans the world over, he moved back to Calhoun City in the late 1980s, where he resided until his passing. He played numerous dates each year, and would be found most days working on his golf game at his home course.
He died at his home on December 6, 2018, at the age of 84.
Ace Cannon started his career in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, recording on many of the 1950's hits on SUN RECORDS. Says Sam Phillips: "Ace Cannon is the greatest saxophone player who ever lived, but then he came out of the same stables as Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee, Bill Justice, etc." In 1959 he started with the Bill Black's Combo, which was one of the most popular instrumental groups of their era. They traveled the U.S. and the Bahamas, where he traveled on all concert dates and played the lead saxophone on all the original recordings. They appeared on the most prominent TV shows of that era, including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and The Buddy Dean Show in Baltimore, MD.
In 1962 Ace recorded the instrumental smash "TUFF". Since that time he has recorded 52 albums and 37 singles, from the kind that gets nominated for Grammy Awards (such as his recording of "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain") to million-selling TV albums (such as Golden Classics and The Entertainer). When he was paired with trumpeter legend Al Hirt, the result was a historic duet of country classics that could be one of the biggest TV albums in history.
In 1986, he performed on The Class of '55 album, which brought together Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison for a first time. This led Ace and Carl Perkins to perform together for the entire year of 1986, playing show dates all over the U.S., and a tour of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and the World's Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Presently considered one of the top artists for TV sales, Ace Cannon has made numerous appearances on "Nashville Now", "New Country", "Charlie Daniels' Jam", and "Fan Fair." He has traveled far and wide appearing at concerts, clubs, fairs and major festivals. Also in 1986, he was asked by Dick Clark to join the All Star Band for the Country Music Academy TV Special.
Ace is considered a musical genius even as far away as the Caribbean, where more than 10,000 people recently showed up for two sold-out shows at The Spectakula Forum in tiny Port of Spain, Trinidad. This has been the main reason Ace was asked to return on at least a dozen tours in the Caribbean which included the islands of Barbados, Trinidad, Tobago and British Guyana, South America, Hamilton, Bermuda since 1975.
Ace Cannon has appeared as either a solo artist or with a full band. He is an artist that is on the rise again. His wide and varied repertoire contains everything from rock and roll to country standards to pop, and he is also no stranger to jazz and blues, which makes his music appeal to audiences of all ages and musical preferences.
The 1990s have been great for Ace as he has recorded two new CDs for WIRL records, located in Barbados, entitled Music For Lovers and Sweet Dreams. They have also been distributed in the U.S. with tremendous response. He has also overdubbed his terrific horn on some record tracks on the late and great Ivory Joe Hunter.
In 1997, Scotty Moore and D. J. Fontana, two of the original Elvis Presley Band, recorded an album entitled All The Kings Men, which consisted of 11 songs by various artists, such as Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, Steve Earl, Ronnie McDowell and Bill Black's Combo. Of the 11 songs on the record, the Bill Black's Combo selection was nominated for a Grammy Award. This was an exciting honor for Ace, as this was a group he had started his career with 40 years ago.
Tequila
Ace Cannon Lyrics
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It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
and the rapper said freeze
he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
Now Im not one for a speech,
but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
Here we go again and Im not fussin,
see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
at the bar with a drink in my hand.
In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
He said "you'd better think fast,
cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
He gave me some advice and it went like this:
"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
I didn't wanna stick around,
I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
A groupie is a girl that jocks,
She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
Now everybody take a word from the wise,
A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
Ace Cannon's song "Tequila" depicts a wild night out with a group of buddies who start drinking heavily at a bar with no intentions of getting into any trouble. However, things don't go as planned when the friends encounter an army man and several alcoholic drinks named after famous drinks like Margarita, Shirley Temple, Jose Cuervo, and Bicardi. The group ends up blacking out and waking up the next day with little memory of the night before. The song ends with a piece of advice, "A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise," echoing the dominance of tequila throughout the entire song.
One prominent theme throughout the song is alcohol and the consequences of overconsumption. The characters' inability to remember the events of the previous night highlights the hazardous nature of binge drinking. Additionally, the variety of alcoholic drinks mentioned, including popular mixed drinks and liquor brands, portrays the accessibility of alcohol and its omnipresence in social situations.
Line by Line Meaning
I was at the bar with my drinkin team,
I was with my buddies Jack Daniels and Jim Bean at the bar.
It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
I was with my friends Jack Daniels and Jim Bean drinking at the bar.
We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
We were a bit drunk but trying to act properly.
when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
A soldier from the nearby naval base walked in.
We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
We were stumbling and having trouble walking.
her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
Police came and Captain Tom Collins was there.
and the rapper said freeze
The police shouted to freeze.
he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
The police asked everyone to put their hands up and give up their keys.
now we did, and that was kinda simple,
We followed the police's orders and it was easy to do.
now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
Two women named Marguarita and Shirley Temple showed up.
I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
I asked my friend about Marguarita.
he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
My friend told me that Shirley was a virgin and I wouldn't be interested in her.
So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
I talked to Marguarita because she was attractive.
I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
I took her to the beach because I wanted to have sex with her.
Now Im not one for a speech,
I don't like giving speeches.
but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.
There was a lot of tequila and people having sex on the beach.
Here we go again and Im not fussin,
We're back at the bar again and I'm not complaining.
see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
I'm a French Mexican but I can also drink White Russians.
In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
Jose Cuervo arrived and was with Marguarita.
I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
I talked to a wise man who was very distinguished.
His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
The wise man's name was St. Ives and he spoke like he was from old times.
He said "you'd better think fast,
He warned me to think quickly.
cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
Jose is known for drinking a lot in a short amount of time.
He gave me some advice and it went like this:
The wise man gave me some advice.
"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
He suggested I take the night train to San Francisco.
I didn't wanna stick around,
I didn't want to stay there any longer.
I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
I caught the Grey Hound bus that left at 1:51 to go to New York.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
I'm now at the Red Zone and everyone looks good.
Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
I was drinking Long Island iced teas there.
I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
I passed out and the party stopped.
cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all
I was drinking tequila with lemon and it caused me to blackout.
I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
I woke up the next day feeling terrible.
the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
The Tequila Gold Label had affected me badly.
You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
I woke up late and didn't feel good.
And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
My friend Mike told me about a Bacardi party starting at 8 o'clock.
Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
We went to the party and started playing games.
we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
We played various games and drank Bartles & James.
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
Shirley Temple arrived and they told me to relax.
because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
The Mickey Brothers took her to a place called Strawberry Hill.
They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
They took her expensive fur coat and she was drunk.
cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
She drank tequila and it made her very happy.
Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
The music started playing and I enjoyed it.
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
There was an attractive groupie named Mai Tai who was Asian.
A groupie is a girl that jocks,
A groupie is a girl who follows a band around.
She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
She wore a cool black outfit and drank Scotch on the rocks.
We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
We pretended to get married and now we're on our fake honeymoon.
Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
I'm a wandering traveler enjoying the Blue Lagoon.
Now everybody take a word from the wise,
Now everyone should listen to the wise man's advice.
A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.
A woman and a bottle of tequila make a Tequila Sunrise cocktail.
Tequila
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Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
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Tequila
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FREEZE, LOUIS M. / REYES, SENEN / MUGGERUD, LARRY
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