UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSIC: HERE COMES THE BOOM BOOM

Even though mean Mr. Weather has been whipping the butt of some parts of the country, summer time is a-coming.  And, for me, that means Freddy Cannon booming from the car radio.  No.  Wait.  It means Freddy Cannon boom booming from the car radio.

Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr., aka Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, is 73 now and appears  to be still going strong, playing occasional dates.  A rocker of the old style, Cannon's best songs breathe a vibrancy into his material.

He may have been born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, but he took us down to New Orleans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAF5V0V_xlo

And to Palisades Park.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBgaf5gXJcc

And to Tallahassie (by way of Philadelphia).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G7TYPEawX0

He sent us to Okefenokee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCiD8sAfnUs

And Indiana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvacOnn7ceE

He may live in California now, but he never strayed far from Boston.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUP79e7tX0

No matter where he went, there were some crazy little women there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ5sl-KDaqQ

Among the women, there were

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEznS_ot2U

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BAnFsSj1sE

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrDIMoi-88

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQc7oM2XQo0

and (again, via Phillie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Wz2qCpJlQ

Of course, we can't forget the muskrats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D6EfQFcHYA

My foot keeps tapping.  Enjoy.