Freddy Cannon

Partial discography (singles):.
. A resident of Tarzana, California, Freddy Cannon continues to put on a rollicking performance at assorted concert venues. You can add to this the fact that 5 of their records during this period were double-sided hits, with 3 of them in a row! Actually, as far as vocal groups go, the Clovers, Dominoes, Drifters, and Midnighters pretty much had the charts tied up during this period. In 1959 and the early 1960s, singing under the stage name, Freddy Cannon, and dubbed "Boom Boom" because of his thundering musical renditions, he had three top ten hits. It’s true that “Sixty Minute Man,” “Honey Love,” and “Work With Me Annie” were bigger hits than any Clovers tune, but “Don’t You Know I Love You,” “Fool, Fool, Fool,” and “Lovey Dovey,” were each on the charts for over 20 weeks. Picariello eventually signed with Swan Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a recording studio in which master music promoter Dick Clark had an interest and who brought him national exposure through numerous appearances on the television program, American Bandstand. And what about the Clovers? In the first 5 years of their existence, they had 17 R&B hits, for a total of 191 weeks on the charts.

Singing vocals, he emulated the hard-driving style of singing star Little Richard. Even the Orioles, who were no longer a force to be reckoned with by this time, had had only 62 weeks of chart hits in their first 5 years. The Ravens had had a dismal 34. He learned to play guitar as a boy and in high school formed a band. However, in their first 5 years, they placed only 7 songs on the charts for a total of 69 weeks (although “Work With Me Annie” was there for 26 of them). Born Frederick Anthony Picariello in Revere, Massachusetts, he grew up in the North Boston suburb of Lynn. Using that method, there were 15 charted songs, for a grand total of 124 weeks; this includes 23 weeks for “Honey Love.”) The only other group that had any similar impact during this period was the Midnighters. Freddy Cannon, born December 4, 1940, is an American rock and roll singer. (However, since the Drifters weren’t formed until May 1953, let’s bend the rules a bit and compute totals for the first 5 years of their existence.

The Boom Boom Man. The Drifters had 10 songs, for a total of 107 weeks. Hanky Panky. (This really should be computed by assigning points for how long a record stays at which position on the charts, but the following is a reasonable approximation.) The Dominoes, who started at almost the exact same time as the Clovers, managed to place 11 tunes on the R&B charts from 1951 to 1955; the combined time on the charts was 103 weeks (including 30 weeks for “Sixty Minute Man”). Let Me Show You Where It's At. One measure of popularity is how long a record remains on the charts. Okefenokee. In fact, the Clovers were the most popular group between 1951 and 1955.

Everybody Monkey. They continually played the theater circuits, and were in demand to appear in the package shows which toured the country. For Me & My Gal. In addition, the Clovers were also one of the most popular live acts during the early to mid 50s. Humdinger. Not only were they favorites of record buyers, but also of their peers. Transistor Sister. Jive). Extremely successful in the early- and mid-50s, the Clovers placed 21 tunes on the R&B charts, 19 of them in the top 10.

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