Freddy Cannon prawdziwe nazwisko Freddy Picariello ur.4.12.1940r w Lynn/Massachussettes.Ze względu na swój entuzjazm nosił miano "ostatniej gwiazdy rock' n' rolla" i stanowił pomost pomiędzy szalonymi latami rock' n' rolla a jego póżniejszym łagodniejszym brzmieniem filadelfijskim.Był liderem grupy Freddy Karmon and The Hurricanes,a także grał na gitarze podczas sesji zespołu G-Clefs.Odkrył go disc-jockey z Bostonu Jack McDermott,który napisaną przez Freddyego i jego matkę piosenkę "Rock' n' roll baby" przekazał producentom Bobowi Crewe Frankowi Slaye.Ci dwaj ulepszyli ją ;nadali jej nowy tytuł "Tallahassee Lassie" i wkrótce stała się światowym hitem.Zmienili też nazwisko Freddy' emu na Cannon.
Utwór ten stał się jednym z 21 hitów jakie w ciągu pięciu lat wylansował Cannon w Stanach Zjednoczonych.
Jego jedyny album na listach przebojów to "The Explosive!Freddy Cannon" [1 miejsce w Anglii w 1960r].Był to zresztą pierwszy w historii LP rockowy notowany na liście przebojów.
Nagrywał w swej długiej karierze dla Warner Bros,Buddah,Claridge,MCA i innych.
Powrócił w 1981r na listy wraz z grupą Diona The Belmonts piosenką "Let' s put the fun back into rock' n' roll".
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Tallahassee Lassie/ You Know | Freddy Cannon | 05.1959 | 17[8] | 6[13] | Swan 4031 | [written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Frederick Picariello][produced by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay][13[9].R&B Chart] |
| Okefenokee/ Kookie Hat | Freddy Cannon | 08.1959 | - | 43[9] | Swan 4038 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Way down yonder in New Orleans/ Fractured | Freddy Cannon | 11.1959 | 3[18] | 3[15] | Swan 4043 | [gold-US][written by Henry Creamer/Turner Layton ][1922r-#9 hit The Perless][14[5].R&B Chart] |
| Chattanooga shoe shine boy/ Boston, My Home Town | Freddy Cannon | 02.1960 | - | 34[7] | Swan 4050 | [written by Jack Stapp/Harry Stone][#1 hit for Red Foley in 1950] |
| California here i come/Indiana | Freddy Cannon | 03.1960 | 25[2]reissue:46[1][03.60] | - | Top Rank JAR 309 [UK] | [written by Buddy DeSylva/Al Jolson/Joseph Meyer][piosenka nagrana oryginalnie przez Ala Jolsona] |
| Jump over/The Urge | Freddy Cannon | 05.1960 | - | 28[10] side B:60[3] | Swan 4053 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Happy shades of blue / Cuernavaca Choo Choo | Freddy Cannon | 07.1960 | - | 83[5] | Swan 4057 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Humdinger/ My Blue Heaven | Freddy Cannon | 10.1960 | - | 59[4] | Swan 4061 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Muskrat ramble/Two Thousand and Eight Eight | Freddy Cannon | 01.1961 | 32[5] | 54[6] | Swan 4066 | [written by Ray Gilbert/Kid Ory][#8 hit for Louis Armstrong in 1926] |
| Buzz buzz a diddle it/ Opportunity | Freddy Cannon | 05.1961 | - | 51[8] side B:114[1] | Swan 4071 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Transistor sister/ Walk to the Moon | Freddy Cannon | 07.1961 | - | 35[8] | Swan 4078 | [written by Chuck Dougherty/Frank Slay] |
| For me and my gal/Blue plate special | Freddy Cannon | 10.1961 | - | 71[6] | Swan 4083 | [written by Ray Goetz/Edgar Leslie/George W.Meyer] |
| Teen queen of the week/ Wild Guy | Freddy Cannon | 02.1962 | - | 92[2] | Swan 4096 | [written by Bob Crewe/Frank Slay] |
| Palisades park/ June, July and August | Freddy Cannon | 05.1962 | 20[9] | 3[15] | Swan 4106 | [written by Chuck Barris][15[5].R&B Chart] |
| What' s gonna happen when summer' s gone/ Broadway | Freddy Cannon | 09.1962 | - | 45[4] | Swan 4117 | [written by Feldman, Gottehrer, Goldstein] |
| If you were a rock' n' roll record/ The Truth Ruth | Freddy Cannon | 11.1962 | - | 67[5] | Swan 4122 | [written by Jay Goodis] |
| Four letter man/Come on and love me | Freddy Cannon | 02.1963 | - | 121[3] | Swan 4132 | [written by Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer] |
| Patty baby/ Betty Jean | Freddy Cannon | 05.1963 | - | 65[7] | Swan 4139 | [written by Bob Feldman/Jerry Goldstein/Richard Goetherer/Frederick Picariello] |
| Everybody monkey/ Oh Gloria | Freddy Cannon | 08.1963 | - | 52[7] | Swan 4149 | [written by Kenneth Gamble/Jerry Ross] |
| Abigail Beecher/ All American Girl | Freddy Cannon | 02.1964 | - | 16[8] | Warner 5409 | [written by Robert Boulanger/Richard Heard][produced by Frank Slay] |
| In the Night / Little Miss a Go Go Go | Freddy Cannon | 05.1965 | - | 132[1] | Warner 5615 | [written by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart][produced by Kama Sutra Productions] |
| Action/ Beachwood City | Freddy Cannon | 08.1965 | - | 13[9] | Warner 5645 | [written by Tommy Boyce/Steve Venet][produced by Dick Glasser] |
| Let Me Show You Where It's At / The Old Rag Man | Freddy Cannon | 11.1965 | - | 127[1] | Warner 5666 | [written by Kooper, Levine][produced by Dick Glasser] |
| Dedication song/ Come On Come On | Freddy Cannon | 02.1966 | - | 41[6] | Warner 5693 | [written by R. Regan][produced by Dick Glasser] |
| The Laughing Song/Natalie | Freddy Cannon | 07.1966 | - | 111[2] | Warner 5832 | [written by Cannon, Regan][produced by Russ Regan] |
| Rock Around the Clock / Sock It to the Judge | Freddy Cannon | 06.1968 | - | 121[2] | We Make Rock & Roll 1601 | [written by J. DeKnight, M.C. Freeman][produced by Bob Finiz] |
| Let' s put the fun back in rock' n' roll/ Your Mama Ain't Always Right | Freddy Cannon & The Belmonts | 09.1981 | - | 81[4] | Masound 1002 | [written by Bob Feldman][produced by Bobby Feldman] |
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Palisades park | Freddy Cannon | 09.1962 | - | 101[5] | Swan SLP 507 | |
| The explosiveFreddy Cannon | Freddy Cannon | 02.1960 | 1[1][11] | - | Top Rank 25 108 [UK] | |
