Buddy Cannon

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Buddy Cannon

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Origin = Lexington, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Country
Occupation = Songwriter
Record producer
Years_active = 197x-present
Associated_acts = Kenny Chesney
URL = [http://www.buddycannon.com/ Official website]

Buddy Cannon (born in Lexington, Tennessee) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for which he won the Academy of Country Music's Producer of the Year award in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=42&t=Buddy_Cannon_producer_of_the_year |title=Buddy Cannon "producer of the year" |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=2006-05-09 |work=Country Standard Time]

Along with Bill Anderson and Jamey Johnson, Cannon co-wrote George Strait's 2006 single "Give It Away", which won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year award. [cite web |title= CMA Awards |url=http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/database/ArtistDetail.aspx?artistId=1412 |accessdate=2008-04-18 |work=Country Music Association] Other artists who have recorded Cannon's songs include Vern Gosdin, George Strait, Billy Ray Cyrus and Mel Tillis;cite web |url=http://www.buddycannon.com/credits.html |title=Credits |accessdate=2008-04-18 |work=Buddy Cannon official website] artists whose albums he has produced also include Chely Wright, Reba McEntire, and George Jones. Cannon was also honored by the United States House of Representatives for his contributions as a record producer. [cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/government/3705535-1.html |title=Music Row Producer Buddy Cannon Honored By Congress |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=2006-06-09 |work=US Fed News Services]

His daughter Melonie Cannon is a solo singer.

References

External links

* [http://www.buddycannon.com/ Official website]