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Roxy Music is an English art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson. Former members include Brian Eno, and Eddie Jobson. Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in... MORE

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"I'm on a mission from God," Taye Cannon deadpanned before breaking into laughter. "Well, maybe not exactly, but it kinda felt that way at first, and it still does sometimes." Ok, so the Blues Brothers reference is a little cringe-worthy, but it's an apt description for the path Cannon traveled assembling Austin-based ROXY ROCA, although the Blues Brothers story starts off in jail, and Taye's starts in, well, Alabama. Close enough. "I grew up in the deep south immersed in my dad's music — Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, James Brown. Basically, if it had a groove, my dad had it. When Motown 25 hit the TV it was all over — I knew this was what I wanted to do. I remember staying up all night with my cousins, emulating James Brown and Michael Jackson in our grandfather's carport." Things didn't work out the way he expected, at least not right away. Teenage years, rebellion, and punk rock created a detour for the fledgling belter. "I couldn't really sing yet, but I made up for it with volume and conviction." Cannon took what he learned about showmanship from James Brown and combined it with his raw aggression and parlayed it into a successful run fronting Austin darkwave pioneers Mocktigers. The thrill of performing was just what he imagined it would be, but something was missing. "I started telling people I wanted to be a soul singer and I got a lot of sideway looks, like, 'Really? Where is this coming from?' They all knew me as the crazy frontman from Mocktigers that screams himself hoarse night after night. They didn't know this other side of me. So, things kind of stalled for a while." Then, a chance meeting changed everything. "I said, 'Hey, do you want to start a soul band with me?' and he said, 'Yeah, let's do it.'" Cannon is talking about veteran Austin guitar slinger Errol Siegel. "I thought, 'Man, that was easy, who's next? Well, Errol and I both knew Roger (Wuthrich) from previous bands and it turned out he was into it too — he just said, 'Anything you want to do, I'm in.' I knew these guys were great players, so I had no doubt they could do it. For whatever reason, they saw something that made them think I could too. So, we were on our way." One by one they recruited players for their "mission." Nik Bouklas on tenor sax, fresh from Greece. Bob Villwock on keys, just in from CA. Alex Morales on drums. Tom Hays on trombone. Ryan Allen on bar and alto sax. Tiger Anaya on trumpet. "We just started connecting the dots, figuring out who we...