Toronzo Cannon was born in Chicago in 1968 very close to Theresa’s Lounge, which allowed him to Immerse himself in blues since childhood and sneak in the shows bluesmen of that time performed at this legendary club, as well as daily listen to blues on local radio stations Toronzo bought his first guitar aged 22 and he started playing reggae, but soon he totally connected with the blues, the music that has completely caught him After working as a sideman in different projects, in 2003 he began his solo career that has gradually led him to be considered as one of the best representatives of Chicago contemporary blues With this new release for Alligator Records, Cannon has reached the status he really deserves, thanks to his amazing music, the outstanding feeling and his performing skills Twelve excellent songs round up this fabulous recording where, besides Toronzo’s impressive voice and guitar playing and his well teamed band, you will also find names like Nora Jean, Billy Branch, Joanna Connor and even Alligator owner Bruce Iglauer, putting his voice as the ‘doctor’ in the song Insurance This is an impressive and extremely attractive album that should not be missed in any record collection