WGN-TV Feature On Chicago Bluesman Toronzo Cannon Nominated For Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award

Blues Man By Night, Bus Driver By Day, the four-minute WGN-TV feature on Chicago's Toronzo Cannon which aired in March 2016, has been nominated for a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award, given out by The National Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences. The piece, produced by Pam Grimes with Mike D'Angelo and anchored by Steve Sanders, helped introduce Cannon's music and winning personality to a city always hungry for well-crafted, original blues. Awards will be announced on December 3, 2016.

Cannon’s songs – from searing blues anthems to swinging shuffles to soulful ballads to roof-raising rockers – tell timeless stories of common experiences in uncommon ways. His Alligator Records debut, The Chicago Way (produced by Cannon along with label president Bruce Iglauer), won the 2016 Living Blues Award for Producer Of The Year. It features all self-penned songs, inspired by Cannon's deep, homegrown Chicago roots and powered by his blistering guitar playing and soul-baring vocals.

Through the sheer force of his music, his songs, his live charisma, and most impressively, his passion for what he is doing, Cannon is among the city's most popular and recognizable blues artists. He’s battled his way to the top of the ultra-competitive Windy City blues scene, has already played multiple tours of Europe and continues to drive his bus by day and deliver roof-raising performances around the world by weekend night.