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(1935-2019) Writer, publisher. Steve Cannon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to New York City in 1962. He was the founder of the literary organization, A Gathering of the Tribes.

Full Name

Calvin (Steve) Stanley Cannon

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Cannon taught at the City University of New York at Medgar Evers College.

1935

BIRTH

Calvin Stanley Cannon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 10, 1935.

1969

LITWORK

Groove, Bang and Jive Around
London: Genesis
1885478534
Novel.

1970

RESIDENCE

Mr. Cannon bought a townhouse on East Third Street in Manhattan, New York, in 1970, where he created a salon where painters, poets, musicians and composers gathered.

1974

LITWORK

Jambalaya: Four Poets
New York: Reed, Cannon & Johnson

Edited by Mr. Cannon.

1991

LITWORK

The Search For Freedom: African-American Abstract Paintings, 1945-1975
New York, New York: Kenkeleba Gallery

Nonfiction written by Mr. Cannon, Frank Bowling, Ann Gibson, and Thomas McEvilley.

2019

DEATH

Steve Cannon died in New York City on July 7, 2019.

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