349 Freddy Cannon (1940- ) “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” 1959

Born Frederick Picariello. “A frantic and enthusiastic vocalist, known as the ‘last rock ‘n’ roll star’, Cannon was the link between wild rock ‘n’ roll and the softer Philadelphia-based sounds that succeeded it…His only successful album was The Explosive! Freddy Cannon in 1960, which made history as the first rock album to top the UK charts” (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2006). 

Freddy Cannon “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”