"Tuff" is a song written and performed by Ace Cannon, and was arranged and produced by Carl McVoy. It was featured on his 1962 album Tuff-Sax.
Chart performance It reached No,3 on the U.S. R&B chart and No.17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. The song ranked No.40 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962."Top 100 Singles of 1962", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
Other versions Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - on their 1962 album Chapel by the Sea. Fausto Papetti - on his 1965 album 3a Raccolta. Boots Randolph - on his 1965 album Plays 12 Monstrous Sax Hits! Ray Anthony - on his 1968 album Ray Anthony Now. Charlie Musselwhite - on his 1979 album The Harmonica According to Charlie Musselwhite. Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff - on their 1990 album On the Blue Side. Clifford Scott - on his 1992 album Mr. Honky Tonk Is Back in Town. John Fahey and Cul de Sac - on their 1997 album The Epiphany of Glenn Jones.
References