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.
The Long and Winding Road
Ace Cannon Lyrics
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That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to you door
The wild and windy night
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day
Why leave me standing here?
Let me know the way
Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried
Anyway you'll never know
The many ways I've tried
And still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
Lead me to your door
But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long long time ago
Don't keep me waiting here
Lead me to your door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ace Cannon's "The Long and Winding Road" tells the story of a person who keeps going back to a place where they were left alone and waiting for someone. The opening lines reveal this with, "The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear; I've seen that road before, it always leads me here, lead me to your door." These lines suggest that the person is familiar with the path that leads to the door of the person they are seeking, which means that they have been there before. Though they know they will be left waiting again, they can't help but go back to the place they feel connected to.
As the song continues, it becomes clear that the person is not just revisiting a place, but a relationship. The line "Crying for the day, why leave me standing here? Let me know the way," suggests that the person is crying out for answers and closure. They are confused and hurt, and they need the other person to show them the way out of this pain. However, they are still trapped in their feelings, unable to move forward or leave the past behind. This theme is reinforced with the repeated refrain of "Don't leave me waiting here, lead me to your door."
Line by Line Meaning
The long and winding road
The challenging and convoluted path
That leads to your door
Which guides me to your abode
Will never disappear
Will always exist
I've seen that road before
I have traversed this path in the past
It always leads me here
It always takes me to you
Lead me to your door
Guide me to your doorstep
The wild and windy night
The stormy and turbulent night
That the rain washed away
That the downpour washed off
Has left a pool of tears
Created a pool of sorrow
Crying for the day
Longing for the resolution
Why leave me standing here?
Why did you abandon me here?
Let me know the way
Show me the path
Many times I've been alone
I have been solitary multiple times
And many times I've cried
And I have wept many times
Anyway you'll never know
In any case, you will never realize
The many ways I've tried
The numerous approaches I have taken
And still they lead me back
Yet, they still guide me back
To the long winding road
Towards the difficult and convoluted path
You left me standing here
You deserted me here
A long long time ago
A significantly long time in the past
Don't leave me waiting here
Do not abandon me here, awaiting your return
But still they lead me back
But, they still guide me back
To the long winding road
Towards the difficult and convoluted path
Don't keep me waiting here
Do not let me linger here, yearning for your presence
Lead me to your door
Guide me to your doorstep
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A casual exclamation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
LoveTheOConnor
Gorgeous video, Jim, and a great version. Thanks so much for sharing! Hope you're having a wonderful week, my friend :))
Beatles❤Girl
Ace & The BEATLES 4Ever!
Nipstersongs1
@***** AMEN!! Thanks so much for listening BG!
Jim