Freddy
"Boom Boom" Cannon
Freddy
"Boom Boom" Cannon has been performing his high energy
rock and roll for over 35 years.
Born in Revere,
Massachusetts, people began calling him "Boom Boom"
because of his driving beat, the "whoos" that he would
yell on his records and because his name was Cannon. In 1959 Freddy
recorded a song that his mother had written called "Tallahassee
Lassie." It soared to the Top Ten of the Billboard chart
and it marked the first of 22 tunes by Freddy to appear on the
charts.
A singer-songwriter-guitarist,
Freddy has enjoyed almost four decades of pumping out that "Booming
Beat" for audiences. In recent years, he has averaged 125-150
concerts annually across the world, including stops at Madison
Square Garden, Disneyland, Universal Studios and Las Vegas. He
is probably most famous for his early appearances on Dick Clark's
"American Bandstand." Few fans realize that Freddy holds
the record for the most appearances by a performer on "American
Bandstand" (110 times). And although Dick has retired from
hosting the syndicated show, Freddy continues to work with Dick
on the road many times each year at convention appearances.
Rhino Records
recently released the most extensive CD collection of Freddy's
greatest hits ever.
Bruce Springsteen
honored Freddy in 1987 during his "Tunnel of Love" concert
tour. Every concert by Bruce would begin with Freddy ‘s Top
Five smash "Palisades Park" pulsating from the stage
speakers just before The Boss walked out on stage.
One aspect
of "Palisades Park" that most "Trivial Pursuit"
players are aware of is that the 1962 smash was written by Chuck
Barris, former host of TV' "Gong Show." Freddy's 1965
chart topper "Action" was the theme to the TV show "Where
the Action Is."
Today, Freddy,
a life-long Boston Celtics and Red Sox fan, lives in Tarzana,
California, with his wife Jeanette.
Hit Songs:
Where The Action Is
Tallahassee Lassie
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Palisades Park
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