Melonie Cannon

Artist Information

Biography

Melonie Cannon is back with an astounding new album titled, AND THE WHEELS TURN, released on Rural Rhythm Records October 7, 2008. This CD is the perfect vehicle for her pure and powerful voice to shine as she moves through a variety of hand picked songs that showcase her soulful down home vocal style including the up-tempo, fun and liberating first single, “I Call It Gone.” Other album highlights include the passionate and reflective “Cactus In A Coffee Can”, “I’ve Seen Enough of What’s Behind Me” written by Ronnie Bowman and Tammy Rogers King, and “Mary Magdalene (Why You Cryin’), co-written by Melonie Cannon, Marla Cannon-Goodman and Buddy Cannon.

Also included is “Back to Earth” the beautiful duet performed with and written by country legend Willie Nelson. “Melonie Cannon is one of the best singers I know. Her new bluegrass album is fantastic. I love her voice anyway, but singing with a great bluegrass band was a good idea. They blend well together. The fact that I got to sing with her on a song I wrote makes it even better. Go Melonie,” said Willie.

The album is backed by an impressive list of musicians that reads like a “Who’s Who” from the Bluegrass & Acoustic music world including: Dan Tyminski, Adam Steffey, Tim Stafford, Randy Kohrs, Aubrey Haynie, Wyatt Rice, Jody King, Barry Bales, Deanie Richardson, and background vocals by Ronnie Bowman, Garnet Imes Bowman, Sonya Isaacs and more. Dan Tyminski stated, “Melonie Cannon’s heartfelt vocals will make you want to listen to her songs again and again.”

Raised in the wings of the Grand Ole Opry, Melonie mingled as a young girl with the royalty of country music. She knew them through her father, songwriter and producer Buddy Cannon, a giant himself in Nashville, "Melonie's voice is a gift, not just to her but to everyone who hears her sing. There are those who are great technical singers and then there are those whose voices transport a listener from where they are into the heart of the song. Melonie's voice lives there." She was just fourteen when she sang on her first recording session and since then has appeared on many major artist albums including: Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Sammy Kershaw, John Michael Montgomery, and many more.

Melonie’s impressive debut solo album in 2004 received a very warm welcome by the media, radio, her peers and especially bluegrass and country music fans. AND THE WHEELS TURN again for MELONIE CANNON as she clearly establishes herself as new important emerging artist out from the shadows of those major artists that have known what some are now just discovering – MELONIE CANNON has arrived!

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Discography

"And the Wheels Turn" (Rural Rhythm Records, Oct 2008)

"Melonie Cannon" (Skaggs Family Records 2004)

Links

• Official Website
• MYSPACE
• Reverbnation
• Rural Rhythm Records
• Publicity

Audio

• I Call It Gone
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• Cactus In A Coffee Can
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• Back to Earth with Willie Nelson
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Press

• Real Deal [+ Show ]
  

  Melonie Cannon has a pure and soulful sound. She has a true and honest voice that savors every note...Melonie Cannon has a pure and soulful sound. She has a true and honest voice that savors every note. She’s the real deal.” -

• Favorite Albums [+ Show ]
  

  One of the most expressive singers in Nashville, and not merely in bluegrass circles, Cannon compels...One of the most expressive singers in Nashville, and not merely in bluegrass circles, Cannon compels you to listen to these stories of everyday life, whether she's consoling a new friend or stumbling into love after swearing it would never happen. She also submits a fine rendition of "Set 'Em Up Joe," the Vern Gosdin tune written by her dad, producer Buddy Cannon. "Back to Earth," a duet with Willie Nelson, is a soothing highlight, too. - Craig Shelborne, CMT.com

• Back to Earth [+ Show ]
  

  Melonie Cannon is one of the best singers I know…Her new album is fantastic….I love her voice anyway...Melonie Cannon is one of the best singers I know…Her new album is fantastic….I love her voice anyway, but singing with a great bluegrass band was a good idea…They blend well together…The fact that I got to sing with her on a song I wrote makes it even better…Go Melonie.

• CD of the Year [+ Show ]
  

  The production is impeccable and the songs are of the highest quality. This along with Brad Paisley...The production is impeccable and the songs are of the highest quality. This along with Brad Paisley's Play is my CD OF THE YEAR.

• Sure to recognize a true talent [+ Show ]
  

  Having famed producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon as a father, Melonie Cannon was able to get a top notc...Having famed producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon as a father, Melonie Cannon was able to get a top notch, real life education of what to do and what not to do when it came to recording and writing. So when it came time to work on her material she tapped into that knowledge, hooked up with some of the top songwriters in Nashville, and put together a great debut album that caught people’s attention. With her sophomore effort, “And The Wheels Turn,” she continues to hone in on her acoustic country/bluegrass flavored sound but takes it to a whole new level and shows just how much she has grown as an artist over the past few years. Though she grew up surrounded by traditional sounds, they only show up on here from time to time and she tends to keep things a bit more modern than a lot of artists steeped in tradition. Her vocals and lyrics as with most of the great country music is what carries a majority of the songs. From tracks like lead single “I Call It Gone,” where she sings about walking away from a bad relationship, or her up-tempo, gospel flavored “Mary Magdalene (Why You Cryin),” which Melonie receives a songwriting credit on, you are sure to recognize a true talent and more importantly find something to connect with while listening. The standout track for my liking comes in the form of “Back To Earth,” her amazing duet with Willie Nelson about a heartbreak that the narrators are reflecting on. Overall this is a solid album and it’s a safe bet that any country fan from traditional to modern to bluegrass and acoustic country is going to find something to love about this album as it crosses genres and blends them together perfectly.
  
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• Sound Like Angels [+ Show ]
  

  Regarding the song Back To Earth, written by Willie Nelson...Melonie Cannon and Willie Nelson sound ...Regarding the song Back To Earth, written by Willie Nelson...Melonie Cannon and Willie Nelson sound like Angels on this one, how does Willie keep it up.

• Crosses genres and blends them together perfectly [+ Show ]
  

  With her sophomore effort, And The Wheels Turn, she continues to hone in on her acoustic country/blu...With her sophomore effort, And The Wheels Turn, she continues to hone in on her acoustic country/bluegrass flavored sound but takes it to a whole new level and shows just how much she has grown as an artist over the past few years. Her vocals and lyrics as with most of the great country music is what carries a majority of the songs. Overall this is a solid album and it’s a safe bet that any country fan from traditional to modern to bluegrass and acoustic country is going to find something to love about this album as it crosses genres and blends them together perfectly.

• Eternally Grateful [+ Show ]
  

  Some wealthy, well-connected country kingpin should put this album in the hands of every young femal...Some wealthy, well-connected country kingpin should put this album in the hands of every young female singer currently on a Nashville label roster–fans of good, traditional country music would be eternally grateful.

• Heartfealt
  

  Melonie Cannon’s heartfelt vocals will make you want to listen to her songs again and again.

Setlist

Typical 45-50 minute sets includes songs from singer-songwriter-entertainer Melonie Cannon's brand new CD, "And The Wheels Turn" and her several songs from Melonie's previous CD.

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