Freddy Cannon, early rock pioneer behind 'Palisades Park', dies at 89

Freddy Cannon, a veteran of the early American rock scene, died Friday at a hospice facility in Oxnard, California, aged 89. He was best known for top-ten hits including "Palisades Park," "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans." His career spanned the pivotal late 1950s and early 1960s era of rock and roll.