Tallahassee_Lassie

Tallahassee Lassie

Tallahassee Lassie

1959 single by Freddy Cannon

"Tallahassee Lassie" is a song written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, and Frederick Picariello and performed by Freddy Cannon (Picariello's stage name). The song was featured on his 1960 album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon.[1] The song was produced and arranged by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay.

Quick Facts Single by Freddy Cannon, from the album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon ...

Chart performance

It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart, #13 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #17 on UK Singles Chart in 1959.[2] The song was ranked #40 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.[3] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.[4]

Other charting versions

  • Tommy Steele released a version of the song which reached #16 on the UK Singles chart in 1959.[5]

Other versions

References

  1. [1]
    "Freddy Cannon, The Explosive! Freddy Cannon". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Freddy Cannon, "Tallahassee Lassie" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. [5]
    "Tommy Steele, "Tallahassee Lassie" Chart Position". Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Hep Stars, Hep Stars on Stage". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Flamin' Groovies, "Slow Death" Single Release". Discogs. July 1972. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets, Shakin' Stevens & Sunsets". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Mud, Mud Rock Vol. 2". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "The Sonics, Sinderella". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. [11]
    "The Inmates, "(I Thought I Heard A) Heartbeat" Single Release". Discogs. April 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. [12]
    "The Del-Lords, Howlin' at the Halloween Moon". Discogs. 1989. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  13. [13]
    "1313 Mockingbird Lane, Triskaidekaphobia". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. [14]
    "Los Straitjackets, Sing Along with Los Straitjackets". Discogs. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. [15]
    "The Record Company, "This Crooked City" Single Release". Discogs. 15 May 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
Stub icon

This 1950s single-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Tallahassee_Lassie, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.