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Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon dead at 89
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Dale Patterson wrote:That's sad. Palisades Park is a great timeless classic.
Here he is also being a great performer back in the day:
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Palisades Park has an interesting history. The guy who wrote the song is a name you might know – he ended up as a TV producer, and author and oh yeah, the host of an outrageous game show. You probably remember him – Chuck Barris of The Gong Show fame. He also created The Dating Game for ABC.
Cannon’s great hit “Where The Action Is,” was the name of a weekday afternoon Dick Clark-produced show on ABC, and Cannon’s tune was its theme song. Paul Revere & The Raiders were regulars on the show and even did some comic bits.
If memory serves, it often took place on a beach. It ran from 1965-1967 and I used to watch it all the time after school.
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Had the pleasure of interviewing Freddy one time when he came through Southern Ontario on one of those Rock Revival tours. He was fun, funny , interesting and had all the time in the world to talk. Just a very nice guy. R.I.P.