Freddy Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello, December 4, 1939, Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American rock and roll singer. He is best known for his transatlantic, million selling, Top 10 hit, "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans."
He learned to play the guitar as a boy and in high school formed a band. It helped having parents who had more than a passing interest in music; his father played the trumpet, sang, and fronted local combos as Freddy Karm...
more
Freddy Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello, December 4, 1939, Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American rock and roll singer. He is best known for his transatlantic, million selling, Top 10 hit, "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans."
He learned to play the guitar as a boy and in high school formed a band. It helped having parents who had more than a passing interest in music; his father played the trumpet, sang, and fronted local combos as Freddy Karmon, whilst his mother's penchant for amateur songwriting would hand him the genesis of his first hit. Cannon soaked up the rhythm and blues of Big Joe Turner and the jump blues of bands like Buddy Johnson on the radio. But it was the guitar music of Chuck Berry that made the most lasting impression. As Cannon once said, "Give me four of five guys who can play hard and in the pocket and to me, you've got a rock & roll show." He joined with a group called the Spindrifts and cut his first record, a local almost hit called "Cha-Cha-Do." Cannon...
less
