Freddy Cannon, Rocker Who Sang ‘Palisades Park,’ Dies at 89

Known as Boom Boom, he recorded a string of hits in the 1950s and ’60s, including “Tallahassee Lassie,” which began as a poem ...
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Svengoolie pays tribute to longtime friend Freddy 'Boom Boom' Cannon, dead at 89

The rock' n' roll singer behind "Palisades Park" also wrote two songs celebrating the beloved horror host.

Freddy Cannon, Early Rock and Roll Era Hitmaker, Dies at 89

Pete Fountain, Jan & Dean and Merle Haggard are among the artists who covered "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" in the wake of Cannon's revival of the evergreen. Harry Connick Jr. performed the song on ...

Rocker who sang about NJ's 'Palisades Park' amusement park dies at 89

He wasn't from New Jersey, but Freddy Cannon's upbeat song about "Palisades Park" amusement park was a hit in the 1960s. He has died at age 89.

The 20 worst British sitcoms of all time

The news that Rewind TV is to show the 1984 ITV milkman sitcom Bottle Boys again in full from Monday July 20 brought a ...