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Freddy Cannon
12+ albums
Rock and Rollrock n rolloldies50's50s
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Freddy Cannon, born Frederick Anthony Picariello, in Revere, Massachusetts, on December 4, 1936, is an American rock-n-roll singer. Picariello grew up in the North Boston suburb of Lynn and learned to play guitar as a boy. In high school, he formed a band and tried to emulate the hard-driving style of Little Richard. Picariello eventually signed with Philadelphia label Swan Records, a recording studio in which Dick Clark had an interest. Clark brought Picariello national exposure through numerous appearances on Clark's TV show, American Bandstand. Cannon holds the record for most appearances by a performer (110) on Bandstand! He and Clark continued to collaborate on Bandstand reunion concerts long after the TV show ended. By 1959, Picariello was singing using the stage name, Freddy Cannon. He was also called "Boom Boom" because of his thundering musical renditions and the "Cannon" name. From 1959 through the early 60s, Cannon had three Top Ten hit: Palisades Park Tallahassee Lassie (A song written by Cannon's mother. It was also the first of 22 songs which appeared on the Billboard Charts for Cannon.) Way Down Yonder in New Orleans On June 24, 1966, Cannon played himself and performed one of his own songs during the final episode of the teen soap opera "Never Too Young." The role of Cannon was played by David Julian Hirsh in George Clooney's 2003 film, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.' As of 2006, Cannon was a resident of Tarzana, California, and continued performing in
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albums
Freddy Cannon His Latest and Greatest
Boom Boom Rock 'N' Roll
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Best Of
Boom Boom Rock 'N' Roll: The Best Of Freddy Cannon
Presenting Freddy Cannon
Palisades Park
The EP Collection
Just My Rock & Roll Classics (Remastered)
Palisades Park: the Very Best of
The Boston Cannon!
The Explosive! Freddy Cannon
When Summer's Done - Freddy Cannon's Sun-Drenched Hits of the 60s