Tom Canning
Tom Canning | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Berklee School of Music North Texas State University |
| Occupation | American keyboardist, writer, producer and Grammy-nominated arranger. |
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Tom Canning (born 1948) is an American keyboardist, writer, producer, and arranger. Canning led the house band on the show Thicke of the Night. He also co-wrote Al Jarreau's 1981 album Breakin' Away[1] which spent two years on the Billboard 200 and hit #9.[2] Canning has co-written songs including "Breakin' Away", "Never Givin' Up", "Roof Garden", and "Lost and Found", a duet by Al Jarreau and Joe Cocker. He worked with Wayne Shorter, Elvis Costello, Jim Carroll, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Bruton, John Mayall, and T Bone Burnett.
Canning was born and raised in Rochester, New York. His father, Thomas Canning, was a professor of Music Theory and Composition at the Eastman School of Music, and his mother was a professional church vocalist. After studying at Berklee School of Music and North Texas State University, Canning settled in Los Angeles.
References[]
- ^ "Al Jarreau". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985, Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 183, 495.
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