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Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. (born December 4, 1936), [1] better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer. His biggest international hits included " Tallahassee Lassie ", " Way Down Yonder in New Orleans ", and " Palisades Park ".
In addition, the song was performed live by The Stompers, a Boston-based band with members from Lynn, Massachusetts (Cannon's home town, although he was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts) beginning in the late 1970s. However, the group only recorded the track on a live album released in 1994.
"Action" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Steve Venet, which was the theme song to the TV series Where the Action Is, and a 1965 hit for Freddy Cannon. [ 1 ] References
The show's theme song, "Action", became a hit single for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, peaking on the charts (#13) in September 1965. Most of these black-and-white telecasts were taped at various locales in Southern California. A handful of segments were taped elsewhere around the US.
According to Dick Biondi, Freddy Cannon's 1959 version became the first record in the rock era to have a full brass section. It reached number 3 on both the Billboard and UK charts in early 1960. The song was performed by Harry Connick Jr. in a September 2005 NBC Katrina fundraiser, "A Concert For Hurricane Relief", that raised over $50 million.
The Explosive Freddy Cannon is the debut album of Freddy Cannon. Released in 1960, it spent one week at number one in the United Kingdom ; it was Cannon's only number one album. It was also the first rock 'n' roll album to reach No. 1 on the UK albums chart, in part due to its cheaper price.
Freddy Cannon recorded the song on his debut 1960 album The Explosive Freddy Cannon. Ray Charles recorded a cover, which appears in his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road. The four future members of ABBA performed a Wild West-themed version of the song for their first joint television appearance in 1970, on the SVT program Five Minute Saloon.
"Tallahassee Lassie" is a song written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, and Frederick Picariello and performed by Freddy Cannon (Picariello's stage name). The song was featured on his 1960 album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon. [1] The song was produced and arranged by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay.