Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, a singer from the early rock and roll era best known for radio hits including “Tallahassee Lassie” (1959) and “Palisades Park” (1962), dies at age 89. Multiple outlets report that he lived in Oxnard, California, and that his death occurs at a hospice facility in California. Deadline and other accounts say he dies after a brief battle with cancer, with Deadline adding that the death is announced by Tom Cuddy, a longtime friend. Variety similarly reports his passing on Friday and notes the hospice setting, while also listing additional well-known songs from his hit period, including “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans.” Across the reports, there is consistent agreement on Cannon’s age, his early rock-and-roll status, and the specific chart hits that defined his career in the late 1950s and early 1960s. No alternative cause of death beyond cancer is described in the provided coverage.
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, 1950s-60s Rock Hitmaker, Dies at 89
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, a singer from the early rock and roll era best known for radio hits including “Tallahassee Lassie” (1959) and “Palisades Park” (1962), dies at age 89. Multiple outlets repor...
- Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon dies at age 89.
- His career includes early rock-and-roll hits such as “Tallahassee Lassie” (1959) and “Palisades Park” (1962).
- He also had a hit with “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” according to the reports.
- He dies at a hospice facility in California.
- Several outlets state his death follows a brief battle with cancer.
The rock and roll singer known for songs including Tallahassee Lassie and Palisades Park passed away on Friday after a short battle with cancer.
2 hours agoThe rock and roll singer known for songs including Tallahassee Lassie and Palisades Park passed away on Friday after a short battle with cancer.
2 hours agoFreddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, the early rock & roller who scored big, joyful radio hits with, among others, 1959’s “Tallahassee Lassie” and 1962’s “Palisades Park,” died yesterday, July 17, at a California hospice facility following a brief battle with cancer. He was 89. His death was announced by Tom Cuddy, a longtime friend and iHeart […]
5 hours agoFreddy Cannon, a veteran of the early rock scene whose hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s included the top 10 hits “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie” and “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” died Friday at 89. A representative said Cannon, who lived in Oxnard, California, died at a hospice facility after very recently […]
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