Freddy Cannon, whose many hits included "Palisades Park", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "Action", "Abigail Beecher", and "Tallahassee Lassie." A friend of mine who, like me, is a big Flamin' Groovies fan, was disappointed to learn from me that "Tallahassee Lassie" was written and first recorded by Cannon, not the Groovies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Cannon