CHUCK CANNON
Chuck’s songwriting career
Chuck grew up in the South Carolina Lowcountry. He is a Southern boy whose voice echoes the R&B, Rock & Roll, Gospel, and Country music he grew up listening to.
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He is a multi-award winning songwriter who has been covered by an incredibly diverse array of mega-stars ranging from Pop artists such as Paul Carrack (Mike & The Mechanics, Squeeze and Ace) and Shawn Mullins to Country artists George Jones, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, George Strait and Toby Keith, to Euro-Pop super-group BoyZone and 80’s rock superstar band NightRanger, and Gospel’s Russ Taff and Bebe Winans.
Chuck’s numerous # 1 and top ten songs have logged over 25 million radio airplays and he has been the recipient of multiple BMI Million-Air awards. His song, “I Love The Way You Love Me,” won the Academy of Country Music Song of the Year.
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His critically acclaimed solo music projects, GOD SHAPED HOLE, LOVE AND MONEY, and SYMPHONY OF SCARS reflect the depth of his art … the production is haunting with wide open spaces supporting songs that are quite simply, stunning. His spoken-word project, TRUE STORIES AND OTHER LIES: VOLUME ONE, is a collection of soul-deep stories that takes the listener on a breathtaking journey of laughter and tears through the life of an artist of The American South.
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His 2017 CD, MACHINE, is a wild song ride down back-roads where houses still have tin roofs, screen doors & front porches and rivers run with memories of places we can’t go again - then along sad city streets where dreams are swallowed whole by the cold clanging contraptions of our own making. His wry socio-political commentary takes no sides, save that of common folk who work hard, laugh loud and know only one thing for sure; we are lost without love.
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His live performances are riveting … no one interprets a song like the writer of the song and Chuck Cannon will leave you wanting more …