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Rock Icon Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon Dies at 89

7/20/2026

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Freddy Cannon Dies

Freddy Cannon died on Friday July 17, 2026, in Oxnard, California, of cancer, aged 89.
Tom Cuddy confirmed Cannon’s cancer and that his children Conny and Billy were with him.
Cannon, nicknamed “Boom Boom,” had three Hot 100 top-10 hits, a record 110 American Bandstand shows, and wrote new music into his 80s, including “The Svengoolie Stomp.”
He is survived by children Conny and Billy, while his wife Jeanette (d. Sept. 25, 2024) and son John (d. April 13, 2026) predeceased him.

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Freddy Cannon Charts

Cannon’s 1960 album ‘The Explosive Freddy Cannon’ became the first rock-and-roll record to top the UK Albums Chart.
He signed with Warner Bros. in 1963, released two U.S. top-20 singles with session musicians, left in 1967 for a Buddah Records promotional role, and charted in 1981 with a Belmonts duet.
His 1962 hit ‘Palisades Park’ was written by future Gong Show host Chuck Barris, linking him to TV game-show history.

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Freddy Cannon Revives

His 2026 single “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” hit the UK Heritage Charts Top 20.
Mick Jagger and Robert Plant cited “Tallahassee Lassie,” Jagger linking it to “Brown Sugar” and Plant noting a blues version.
Stephen King referenced Cannon in four novels, “Palisades Park” appearing in 11/22/63.
Cannon’s tracks appear in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and X-Men: First Class.
Svengoolie aired Village of the Giants, featuring Cannon’s cameo.

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Freddy Cannon Dies

Freddy Cannon died on Friday July 17, 2026, in Oxnard, California, of cancer, aged 89.
Tom Cuddy confirmed Cannon’s cancer and that his children Conny and Billy were with him.
Cannon, nicknamed “Boom Boom,” had three Hot 100 top-10 hits, a record 110 American Bandstand shows, and wrote new music into his 80s, including “The Svengoolie Stomp.”
He is survived by children Conny and Billy, while his wife Jeanette (d. Sept. 25, 2024) and son John (d. April 13, 2026) predeceased him.

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