Freddy Cannon

Freddy Cannon, born December 4, 1940, is an American rock and roll singer.

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December 4 - 1940 - Rock and roll

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Born Frederick Anthony Picariello in Revere, Massachusetts, he grew up in the North Boston suburb of Lynn. He learned to play guitar as a boy and in high school formed a band. Singing vocals, he emulated the hard-driving style of singing star Little Richard. Picariello eventually signed with Swan Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a recording studio in which master music promoter Dick Clark had an interest and who brought him national exposure through numerous appearances on the television program, American Bandstand.

Related Topics:
Revere, Massachusetts - North Boston - Lynn - Little Richard - Swan Records - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Dick Clark - American Bandstand

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In 1959 and the early 1960s, singing under the stage name, Freddy Cannon, and dubbed "Boom Boom" because of his thundering musical renditions, he had three top ten hits.

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He played himself and performed one of his songs in the final episode of the teen soap opera Never Too Young on June 24th 1966.

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A resident of Tarzana, California, Freddy Cannon continues to put on a rollicking performance at assorted concert venues.

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Partial discography (singles):

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• Tallahassee Lassie
• Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
• Palisades Park
• Chatanooga Shoeshine Boy
• Muskrat Ramble
• Abigail Beecher
• Transistor Sister
• Humdinger
• For Me & My Gal
• Everybody Monkey
• Okefenokee
• Let Me Show You Where It's At
• Hanky Panky
• The Boom Boom Man