Hugo Cannon (Hughie) (April 9, 1877 – June 17, 1912) was an American songwriter and pianist whose best-known composition was the popular ragtime song "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey".

He was born in Detroit, Michigan and began performing with Barlow's Minstrels in the 1890s, as a singer, dancer, and pianist, often working with actor John Queen and had several songs published. He occasionally worked as a bar pianist in Jackson, Michigan, where he met local musician Willard "Bill" Bailey. On one occasion in 1902, Bailey was talking to Cannon about the state of his marriage to Sarah. He was inspired to rattle off a ditty about Bailey’s irregular hours." Bailey liked the song, but his wife could not see the humour. Cannon sold all the rights to the song to a New York publisher. The tune is similar to an earlier song he wrote that was credited to Queen and Walter Wilson.

He died penniless aged 35 at the Lucas County, Ohio, Infirmary. The cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver. He was interred at Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8324/hughie-cannon