Episode 15 - Toronzo Cannon

Hello I Am Human

I’m sitting down with Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon. I’ve known Toronzo for over a decade and he’s honestly one of the coolest most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met. Toronzo spent years as a city bus driver and he shares how it unexpectedly helped his music career and also the revelation that led him to retiring early amidst the pandemic.

He tells the story of getting into reggae before he started playing blues. We get the exclusive on what he said the first time he ever listened Bob Marley and lemme tell ya… it’s not what I expected. Toronzo and I share how music allowed us to see places and perspective we never would have dreamed of growing up. He believes that you have to set your ego aside and listen if you’re going to advance in your career and he shares stories of some of the people he learned from before becoming a bandleader himself.