Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon

Discography

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Palisades Park

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Tallahassee Lassie

Buzz Buzz A Diddle It

 

Discography

Albums

The Explosive! Freddy Cannon (1960 / Swan Records 502) Vinyl
[UK Number One Album]
Side One
1. “Boston (My Home Town)”
2. “Kansas City”
3. “Sweet Georgia Brown”
4. “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”
5. “St. Louis Blues”
6. “Indiana”
Side Two
1. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
2. “Deep in the Heart of Texas”
3. “Okefenokee”
4. “California, Here I Come”
5. “Carolina in the Morning”
6. “Tallahassee Lassie”

Freddy Cannon’s Solid Gold Hits (1961 / Swan Records 505) Vinyl
Side One
1. “Tallahassee Lassie”
2. “Jump Over”
3. “Humdinger”
4. “You Know”
5. “The Urge”
6. “Muskrat Rumble”
7. “Cuernavaca Choo Choo”
Side Two
1. “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”
2. “Boston (My Home Town)”
3. “Two Thousand 88”
4. “Happy Shades of Blue”
5. “Opportunity”
6. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
7. “Okefenokee”
8. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”

Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue (1962 / Swan Records 504) Vinyl
Side One
1. “My Blue Heaven”
2. “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue”
3. “Blue Suede Shoes”
4. “Blue Skies”
5. “Lavender Blue”
6. “Blue Plate Special”
Side Two
1. “Bye Bye Blues”
2. “Alice Blue Gown”
3. “The House of Blue Lights”
4. “The Old Piano Roll Blues”
5. “The Blacksmith Blues”
6. “Happy Shades of Blue”

Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park (1962 / Swan Records 507) Vinyl
[US Number 101 Billboard Album Chart]
Side One
1. “Palisades Park”
2. “Transistor Sister”
3. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
4. “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down”
5. “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
6. “Meet Me In St. Louis”
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
“In the Good Old Summertime”
Side Two
1. “Forever True”
2. “For Me and My Gal”
3. “Teen Queen of the Week”
4. “Summer’s Comin’”
5. “Splish Splash”
6. “June, July, and August”

Freddy Cannon Steps Out (1963 / Swan Records 511) Vinyl
Side One
1. “That’s The Way Girls Are”
2. “Patty Baby”
3. “If You Were a Rock and Roll Record”
4. “Broadway”
5. “All I Want to Be Is Your Boom Forever”
6. “Do What the Hippies Do”
Side Two
1. “The Slide”
2. “Betty Jean”
3. “What a Party”
4. “What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Gone”
5. “Come On and Love Me”
6. “Everybody Monkey”

Freddy Cannon (1964 / Warner Bros. Records W 1544) Vinyl
Side One
1. “Abigail Beecher”
2. “For You”
3. “Southtown U.S.A.”
4. “Gonna Send You Back to Georgia”
5. “Shimmy Shimmy”
6. “She Loves You”
Side Two
1. “California Sun”
2. “Hey Little Cobra”
3. “Come On”
4. “Good News”
5. “All American Girl”
6. “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”
Action! (1965 / Warner Bros. Records W 1612) Vinyl
Side One
1. “Action”
2. “Hang On Sloopy”
3. “It’s Happening”
4. “She’s Somethin’ Else”
5. “High Heel Sneakers”
Side Two
1. “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”
2. “Let Me Show You Where’s At”
3. “Beachwood City”
4. “You Gotta Help Yourself”
5. “How You Gonna Keep a Good Heart Down”

Freddy Cannon’s Greatest Hits (1964 / Warner Bros. Records W 1628) Vinyl
Side One
1. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
2. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
3. “Jump Over”
4. “Palisades Park”
5. “Muskrat Rumble”
6. “Tallahassee Lassie”
Side Two
1. “Okefenokee”
2. “Beachwood City”
3. “Abigail Beecher”
4. “Transistor Sister”
5. “Happy Shades of Blue”
6. “Action”

Freddy Cannon—His Latest and Greatest (1991 / Critique Records) CD
1. “Palisades Park”
2. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
3. “Tallahassee Lassie”
4. “Where the Action Is”
5. “Abigail Beecher”
6. “Transistor Sister”
7. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
8. “Jump Over”
9. “Dedication Song”
10. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
11. “Humdinger”
12. “For Me And My Gal”
13. “Everybody Monkey”
14. “Okefenokee”
15. “Let Me Show You Where It’s At”
16. “Opportunity”
17. “Hanky Panky”
18. “Boom Boom Man”

Freddy Cannon—Big Blast From Boston / The Best of
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon (1995 / Rhino Records) CD
1. “Cha Cha Doo”
2. “Tallahassee Lassie”
3. “You Know
4. “Okefenokee”
5. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
6. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
7. “Boston (My Home Town)”
8. “Jump Over”
9. “Humdinger”
10. “Muskrat Ramble”
11. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
12. “Transistor Sister”
13. “Teen Queen of the Week”
14. “Palisades Park”
15. “If You Were a Rock & Roll Record”
16. “Patty Baby”
17. “Abigail Beecher”
18. “Action”
19. “Beachwood City”
20. “Dedication Song”

Palisades Park: The Very Best of Freddy Cannon: 1959- 1963
(1999 / Varese Sarabande Records) CD
1. “Palisades Park”
2. “Transistor Sister”
3. “Okefenokee”
4. “Teen Queen of the Week”
5. “Tallahassee Lassie”
6. “If You Were a Rock & Roll Record”
7. “The Urge”
8. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
9. “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”
10. “Opportunity”
11. “Twistin’ All Night Long”
12. “What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done?”
13. “For Me and My Gal”
14. “Happy Shades of Blue”
15. “Muskrat Ramble”
16. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
17. “Humdinger”
18. “Everybody Monkey”
19. “Patty Baby”
20. “Jump Over”

Freddy Cannon—Where the Action Is: The Very Best: 1964-1981
(1999 / Varese Sarabande Records) CD
1. “Abigail Beecher”
2. “All American Girl”
3. “Little Fender Bender”
4. “Action”
5. “It’s Happening”
6. “Let Me Show You Where It’s At”
7. “Beachwood City”
8. “Dedication Song”
9. “Laughing Song”
10. “Natalie”
11. “Rockin’ Robin”
12. “In My Wildest Dreams”
13. “Ride, Roller Coaster, Ride”
14. “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock”
15. “Beautiful Downtown Burbank”
16. “Charged-Up, Turned-Up Rock-N-Roll Singer”
17. “Rock & Roll ABC’s”
18. “Let’s Put the Fun Back in Rock & Roll”

Freddy Cannon: The EP Collection (1999 / See For Miles UK Records) CD
1. “Tallahassee Lassie “
2. “Okefenokee”
3. “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”
4. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
5. “California, Here I Come”
6. “Carolina in the Morning”
7. “(Back Home Again In) Indiana”
8. “Kansas City”
9. “My Blue Heaven”
10. “Jump Over”
11. “The Urge”
12. “Cuernavaca Choo Choo”
13. “Happy Shades of Blue”
14. “Sweet Georgia Brown
15. “Bye Bye Blues”
16. “Wild Guy”
17. “Humdinger”
18. “Muskrat Ramble”
19. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
20. “Transistor Sister”
21. “Palisades Park”
22. “For Me and My Gal”
23. “Teen Queen of the Week”
24. “Abigail Beecher”
25. “Action”
26. “The Dedication Song”
27. “Tallahassee Lassie”

Freddy Cannon / Action!…Plus (2001 / See For Miles UK Records) CD
(UK album on CD combining two original albums plus
Bonus Tracks [*])
1. “Abigail Beecher”
2. “For You”
3. “Southtown U.S.A.”
4. “Gonna Send You Back to Georgia”
5. “Shimmy Shimmy”
6. “She Loves You”
7. “California Sun”
8. “Hey Little Cobra”
9. “Come On”
10. “Good News”
11. “All American Girl”
12. “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
13. “Action” (From Where the Action Is)
14. “Hang on Sloopy”
15. “It’s Happening”
16. “She’s Somethin’ Else”
17. “High Heel Sneakers”
18. “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”
19. “Let Me Show You Where It’s At”
20. “Beachwood City”
21. “You Gotta Help Yourself”
22. “How You Gonna Keep a Good Heart Down”
23. “Odie Cologne” [*]
24. “OK Wheeler the Used Car Dealer” [*]
25. “Summertime U.S.A.” [*]
26. “Gotta Good Thing Goin’” [*]
27. “Too Much Monkey Business” [*]
28. “Little Fender Bender” [*]

The Explosive! Freddy Cannon / Happy Shades of Blue…Plus (2001 / See For Miles UK Records) CD
(UK album on CD combining two original albums plus
Bonus Tracks [*])
1. “Boston (My Home Town)”
2. “Kansas City”
3. “Sweet Georgia Brown”
4. “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”
5. “St. Louis Blues”
6. “Indiana”
7. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy”
8. “Deep in the Heart of Texas”
9. “California, Here I Come”
10. “Okefenokee”
11. “Carolina in the Morning”
12. “Tallahassee Lassie”
13. “My Blue Heaven”
14. “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue”
15. “Blue Suede Shoes”
16. “Blue Skies”
17. “Lavender Blue”
18. “Blue Plate Special”
19. “Bye Bye Blues”
20. “Alice Blue Gown”
21. “The House of Blue Lights”
22. “The Old Piano Roll Blues”
23. “The Blacksmith Blues”
24. “Happy Shades of Blue”
25. “Kookie Hat” [*]
26. “Oh Gloria” [*]
27. “The Truth Ruth” [*]
28. “Wild Guy” [*]

Bang On / Steps Out…Plus (2002 / See For Miles UK Records) CD
1. “If You Were a Rock and Roll Record”
2. “What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done”
3. “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down”
4. “For Me and My Girl”
5. “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
6. “Meet Me In St. Louis”
7. “Take Me Out To the Ball Game”
8. “In The Good Old Summer Time”
9. “Broadway”
10. “Palisades Park”
11. “The Truth Ruth”
12. “Forever True”
13. “Teen Queen of the Week”
14. “Summer’s Comin’”
15. “Splish Splash”
16. “June, July and August”
17. “That’s the Way Girls Are”
18. “Patty Baby”
19. “It’s Been Nice”
20. “Four Letter Man”
21. “All I Wanna Be Is Your Boom Forever”
22. “Do What the Hippies Do”
23. “Slide”
24. “Betty Jean”
25. “What a Party”
26. “Ups and Downs of Love”
27. “Come On and Love Me”
28. “Everybody Monkey”
29. “Transistor Sister” [*]
30. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It” [*]
31. “Honest Injun” [*]
32. “Alabamy Bound” [*]

Have a Boom Boom Christmas!! (2002 / Gotham Records) CD
1. “Santa’s Here To Stay”
2. “Have a Boom Boom Christmas”
3. “Feliz Navidad”
4. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
5. “Santa’s Got Two Left Feet”
6. “Come On a Sleigh Ride”
7. “Run Rudolph Run”
8. “Santa (You’re Too Fat For Me)”
9. “Jingle Bell Rock”
10. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
11. “Mamacita”
12. “Here Comes Santa Claus”
13. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
14. “Palisades Park”
The Best of Freddy Cannon (2003 / Collectables Records 7535) CD
1. “Palisades Park”
2. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
3. “Action”
4. “Tallahassee Lassie”
5. “Patty Baby”
6. “Abigail Beecher”
7. “Boston My Hometown”
8. “Happy Shades of Blue”
9. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
10. “If You Were a Rock and Roll Record”
11. “My Blue Heaven”
12. “Okefenokee”
13. “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”
14. “Humdinger”
15. “The Dedication Song”
16. “Transistor Sister”
17. “What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done”
18. “The Urge”
19. “For Me and My Gal”
20. “Jump Over”
21. “Muskrat Ramble” ”
22. “Everybody Monkey”
23. “Teen Queen of the Week”
24. “Sweet Georgia Brown”
25. “Charged-Up, Turned-Up Rock-N-Roll Singer”

Boom Boom Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Best of Freddy Cannon
(2009 / Shout Factory Records) CD

1. “Tallahassee Lassie”
2. “Okefenokee”
3. “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”
4. “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”
5. “Jump Over”
6. “Urge”
7. “Happy Shades of Blue”
8. “Humdinger”
9. “Muskrat Ramble”
10. “Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It”
11. “Transistor Sister”
12. “For Me and My Gal”
13. “Twistin’ All Night Long”
14. “Teen Queen of the Week”
15. “Palisades Park”
16. “What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done”
17. “If You Were a Rock and Roll Record”
18. “Patty Baby”
19. “Everybody Monkey”
20. “Abigail Beecher”
21. “Action”
22. “Dedication Song”
23. “Let’s Put the Fun Back In Rock N Roll”
24. “Let Me Show You Where It’s At”

Appearances on Other Albums

The Christmas Album…A Gift of Love (1990 / Star
Records) CD
“Jingle Bell Rock” by Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon,
and Brian Hyland

Share the Wonder (1993 / Children’s Records / Nordstrom’s
Department Store) CD
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” by Johnny Tillotson,
Freddy Cannon, and Brian Hyland

Grease is the Word: Boppin’ Tunes From the Hit Movie
(1998 / Rhino Records R2 75275) [A tribute album to the
fi lm Grease, featuring Freddy Cannon, Lou Christie, Lesley
Gore, and Darlene Love] CD
“Greased Lightnin’” by Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon
“Born to Hand Jive” by Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Movie Soundtrack
(2003 / Domo Records) CD
“Palisades Park” by Freddy Cannon

Dodgers Baseball: Music to Your Ears (2008 / EMI
Music) CD
“The Dodgers Are the Heart of L.A.” by Freddy “Boom
Boom” Cannon
Additional Musical Appearances in Films

X Men: First Class (2011)
“Palisades Park” by Freddy Cannon

Singles
1959“Tallahassee Lassie” (Swan 4031) US / (Top Rank JAR135) UK
US Number 6 / R&B Number 13 / UK Number 17
1959“Okefenokee” (Swan 4038) US
US Number 43
1959“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” (Swan 4043) US /
(Top Rank JAR247) UK
US Number 3 / R&B Number 14 / UK Number 3
1960“Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” (Swan 4050) US
US Number 34
1960 “California Here I Come” / “Indiana” (Top Rank JAR309 ) UK
UK Number 33
1960“Jump Over” (US A-Side) / “The Urge” (UK A-side) (Swan
4053) US / (Top Rank JAR369) UK
“Jump Over” US Number 28
“The Urge” US Number 60 / UK Number 18
1960“Happy Shades of Blue” (Swan 4057) US
US Number 83
1960“Humdinger” (Swan 4061) US
US Number 59
1960“Muskrat Ramble” (Swan 4066) US / (Top Rank JAR548) UK
US Number 54 / UK Number 32
1961“Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It” (Swan 4071) US
US Number 51
1961“Opportunity” (Swan 4071) US
US Number 114
1961“Transistor Sister” (Swan 4078) US
US Number 35
1961“For Me and My Gal” (Swan 4083) US
US Number 71
1962“Twistin’ All Night Long” (with Danny & The Juniors)
(Swan 4092) US
US Number 68
1962“Teen Queen of the Week” (Swan 4096) US
US Number 92
1962“Palisades Park” (Swan 4106) US / (Stateside SS101) UK
US Number 3 / R&B Number 15 / UK Number 20
1962“What’s Gonna Happen When Summer’s Done” (Swan 4117) US
US Number 45
1962“If You Were A Rock and Roll Record” (Swan 4122) US
US Number 67
1963“Four Letter Man” (Swan 4132) US
US Number 121
1963“Patty Baby” (Swan 4139) US
US Number 65
1963“Everybody Monkey” (Swan 4149) US
US Number 52
1963“Do What the Hippies Do” (Swan 4155) US
1963“Sweet Georgia Brown” (Swan 4168) US
1963“The Ups and Downs of Love” (Swan 4178) US
1964“Abigail Beecher” (Warner Bros. Records 5409) US
US Number 16
1964“O.K. Wheeler, the Used Car Dealer” (Warner Bros.
Records 5434) US
1964“Summertime, U.S.A.” (Warner Bros. Records 5448) US
1964“Too Much Monkey Business” (Warner Bros. Records
5487) US
1964“In the Night” (Warner Bros. Records 5615) US
US Number 132
1965“Action” (Warner Bros. Records 5645) US
US Number 13
1965“Let Me Show You Where It’s At” (Warner Bros. Records 5666) US
US Number 127
1965“She’s Somethin’ Else” (Warner Bros. Records 5673) US
1966“The Dedication Song” (Warner Bros. Records 5693) US
US Number 41
1966“The Greatest Show on Earth” (Warner Bros. Records 5810) US
1966“The Laughing Song” (Warner Bros. Records 5832) US
US Number 111
1966“Run For the Sun” (Warner Bros. Records 5859) US
1966“In My Wildest Dreams” (Warner Bros. Records 5876) US
1967“Maverick’s Flat” (Warner Bros. Records 7019) US
1967“20th Century Fox” (Warner Bros. Records 7075) US
1968“Rock Around the Clock” (We Make Rock ‘N’ Roll Records 1601) US
US Number 121
1968“Sea Cruise” (We Make Rock ‘N’ Roll Records 1604) US
1969“Beautiful Downtown Burbank” (Sire ST 4103) US
1970“Charged-Up, Turned-Up Rock-N-Roll Singer” (Royal American RA 2) US
1970“Night Time Lady” (Royal American RA 11) US
1970“Strawberry Wine” (Royal American RA 288) US
1971“Rockin’ Robin” (Buddah BDA 242) US
1972“If You’ve Got the Time” (Metromedia MM 262) US
1974“Rock ‘N’ Roll A-B-C’s” (MCA 40269) US
1975“I Loves Ya” (Andee 4001) US
1976“Sugar” (Claridge 416) US
1981“Suzanne Somers” (Horn HR-8) US
1981“Let’s Put the Fun Back In Rock ‘N’ Roll” (with The Belmonts) (MiaSound 1002) US
US Number 81
1983“Dance To the Bop” (Amherst AM-201) US
1988“Rockin’ In My Socks” (Amherst AM-327) US
2007“Down at Fenway Park” (long version) / “Down at Fenway
Park” (short version) CD Single (Snailworx Records SNS-02070) US