Freddy Cannon, who brought energy and vigor to pop radio playlists in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on Friday (July 17) in a California hospice facility. He was 89.
Cannon’s longtime friend, iHeart Radio’s Tom Cuddy, confirmed that Cannon died following a brief bout with cancer. His children Conny and Billy were with him in the days before his death.
Cannon landed three top 10 Hot 100 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Tallahassee Lassie” (No. 6 in 1959), “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” (No. 3 in 1960) and “Palisades Park” (No. 3 in 1962). His nickname “Boom Boom” was inspired by the…
